Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:31:46 -0500 | | From | Jeff Sipek <> | | Subject | Re: [BK] upgrade will be needed |
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On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 03:30:47PM -0600, Tom Felker wrote: > I really think the fewer restrictions you put on BK's use, the less likely it > will be copied. When the open source community copies something, it's not out > of a desire to screw somebody over. It's because they had an itch, a > software need that couldn't easily be fulfilled otherwise, a demand. > > Apparently there is a demand for good SCM, and BK can satisfy this, and you've > done the very admirable thing of letting the open source community use BK at > no cost. But by putting such a heavy restriction on its use, you create a > large portion of the community who won't or can't use it, and who therefore > need a "copy" of it, which is exactly what you are trying to prevent.
I fully agree.
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