> In our last exciting episode, Kevin Walsh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > > Perhaps "steal" was a bit harsh then. Maybe I should have said Apple, > > Microsoft and others "close the source with no compensation nor > > recognition given to the original authors, as allowed by the stupid BSD > > license." It's the authors' fault really. They live and learn. > > Perhaps they'll use the GPL next time. > > > The BSD license says nothing about compensation; have you read it lately? > > * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions > * are met: > * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. > * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright > * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the > * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. > > Nope, not in there. Sorry. > Perhaps you should have read my article before rushing to respond. If you did then you'd notice the "as allowed by the stupid BSD license" part.
> > You are mocking software authors who make a CONSCIOUS choice to use the > BSD license (or other BSD-style licenses) by calling it "stupid". Perhaps > they are uncomfortable with some of the restrictions imposed by the GPL? > The original author would have no "restrictions" imposed upon them. The "restriction" applies to people who would like to close the source and incorporate it into a preparatory, closed source, product. Perhaps you'd be happy to see Asterisk released under a BSD license, rather than the GPL. Perhaps you'd also be happy to see a "Microsoft PBX" with "embrace and extend" features and a future defacto standard closed-source MS-IAX protocol. The GPL prevents this and thereby protects software freedom, the BSD license would not. -- _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ K e v i n W a l s h _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users