Re: [Rule-list] New slinky images, copyright question

[Martin Stricker]

James schrieb:
> 
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 23:38:17 +0100
> Martin Stricker <address@hidden> wrote and hopefully I read right:
> 
> > James wrote:

> > > Not to be a pain but may I lobby for the BSD license to be
> > > included as well.  Seeing as how there is a lot of code in Linux
> > > that comes from BSD and is under that license even though people
> > > keep slaping the GPL on it (incorrectly ) for example tcl/tk
> > > webmin etc.
> >
> > I think the license used depends on personal taste. I prefer the
> > GPL above the BSD license because the GPL is "contagious", i. e.
> > anything derived of a GPLed software has to be under the GPL, too.
> > Derivates of BSD-style software can be proprietary and closed
> > source. (That nasty advertising clause has mostly disappeared from
> > BSD licenses) I don't want that to happen with my software - except
> > I get paid for it.
> >
> Yes but like the GPL BSD prohibts changing the license on the code
> to another open source license.  Otherwise I could take gcc tack the
> BSD license on it and call it propriatory.  If the code is
> originally under the BSD License it must stay under that license.

But what about derivate work? As I understand it I can use a BSDed
library in proprietary code, while it's illegal with a GPLed library.
Did I misunderstand that?

Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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