I'm thinking people are confusing "open source" and "public domain" :\
On 1/17/06, DURETTE, STEVEN J (AIT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find it interesting that everyone is assuming that "open source" means > free. > > It doesn't. I'm in a Linux+ Certification class and we had to watch a > movie about the history of Linux (et all). In the movie the people who > actually came up with the phrase "open source", said it doesn't mean > free. It means the source is open for all to see. > > The licensing model determines whether it costs... Or if you can make > changes and re-distribute it. > > Steve. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:35 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Open Source CF software > > > I'm curious how someone can steal an open-source app? By definition > it's free > to use and modify. > > I could see how someone could try and re-brand it as their own.....but > steal??? > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > phone: 250.480.0642 > fax: 250.480.1264 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229787 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
