Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Jan 2003 16:33:14 -0500 (EST) | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: GPL and Nvidia |
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On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Andrew Walrond wrote:
> I think we were suckered into the GPL by lawyers ;) > > Seriously though, I believe the GPL is the biggest impediment to > gnu/linux and open source software that anyone could possibly come up > with. Frankly I'm suprised NVidia and others bother supporting linux, > but am very glad they do. > > IMO The only license we need is > > "Here is, for what it's worth, some software. You can use it in any way > you like; modify it, fix it and if you can make some money from it - > great! Go feed your family. Fixes, changes and improvements are always > welcome, but not mandatory. Enjoy!"
We don't need a 2nd BSD license, one is more than enough. Let Linux and BSD offer alternatives. Of course given the relative success of Linux and BSD I think we can safely say that the decision has been made as to which will be more appealing to users, although I'm not totally sure why.
I actually prefer a license which says may be freely used in open source freely redistributable software, and otherwise requires a commercial license with royalty. In other words, "this is my gift to humanity to be freely used and enjoyed. If you insist on limiting or concealing it I want to make money on it, too."
-- bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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