Andrew Kohlsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ABE is a VERY SPECIFIC version of HEAD (or is it STABLE?) with > features CUT OUT and nothing added that isn't in HEAD already.
This is what I mean with a custom set of features. I never claimed anything was added. > I totally fail to see the problem here. The problem arises in two specific areas. Digium needs to hold the copyright of the entire core code base to be able to use a different license. This means that we cannot depend on f.ex sndfile or any other gpl project to do a specific job. Code reuse becomes a thing you cannot take advantage of. Digium cannot ship a proprietary product that includes gpl code and this means that we have to do a lot more work instead of using proven stable free code in the core of asterisk. The other problem is the issue that free software developers are mostly (in my experience) not happy with the fact that their code would be used in proprietary software. It conflicts with the whole religion of free software. This means that fewer contributions would be expected and the development process goes slower. I can only speak for myself, but please understand the clear conflict with the whole philosophy of free software. > This is exactly what they are doing. They are supporting a very > specific branch with an eye for stability and repeatability. Yes, and as I tried to say; offer support on a said set of features. It can also be a shape asterisk must be in, but it doesn't have to be non free. > [..] Oh, it's CVS HEAD from 20050612 and anyway... what? oh, [..] > libc? [..] Six what? [..]. Digium's avoiding all this bullshit. > It's a specific version of Asterisk compiled by them. This is a > good thing, not a bad thing. They can still do this with free software. You can choose to offer support on what you want, pre compiled versions or not, but this whole idea of dual licensing is hurting us, in my opinion. -- Esben Stien is [EMAIL PROTECTED] s a http://www. s t n m irc://irc. b - i . e/%23contact [sip|iax]: e e jid:b0ef@ n n _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users