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Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software n
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J de Boyne Pollard |
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Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:24:07 -0700 |
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JdeBP> Incorrect. Come now! This is a GPL Frequently Given
JdeBP> Answer. The correct answer, which you will find at
JdeBP> <URL:http://fsf.org./licensing/licenses/gpl-
faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney>,
JdeBP> as well as on Hoard's own web site at
JdeBP> <URL:http://prisms.cs.umass.edu./emery/index.php?
page=frequently-asked-questions-2>,
JdeBP> is that one can sell a product that incorporates free
JdeBP> software, such as Hoard, as long as thatproduct is
JdeBP> itself free software. In other words, the product
JdeBP> incorporating the code must, overall, provide users
JdeBP> with the same four freedoms from the Free Software
JdeBP> Definition that the incorporated code does.
AW> My assumption was that when Chris said "charge a
AW> fee for a commerical product" he meant a CLOSED
AW> SOURCE product, or at least one that wasn't itself GPL.
That assumption, that "commercial" and "closed source" are synonyms,
is _exactly_ the error that the GPL FGA is combatting.
- Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, (continued)
- Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, J de Boyne Pollard, 2007/10/10
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, Anthony Williams, 2007/10/10
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, Chris Thomasson, 2007/10/10
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, Chris Thomasson, 2007/10/10
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, Chris Thomasson, 2007/10/10
- Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, J de Boyne Pollard, 2007/10/12
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, David Schwartz, 2007/10/12
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, Anthony Williams, 2007/10/12
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, David Schwartz, 2007/10/12
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, Anthony Williams, 2007/10/12
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software,
J de Boyne Pollard <=
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, Anthony Williams, 2007/10/12
- Re: Virtually Zero-Overhead Object Management is neither free software nor open source software, address@hidden, 2007/10/13