Ed Leafe wrote: > On May 4, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Paul McNett wrote: > >> If I have a BSD-license in my code (which is a completely free license >> with only one restriction - to give credit to the author(s), and >> require >> a GPL-licensed piece of code, all of a sudden my code is subject to a >> completely different license than I had given it. My freedom wasn't >> tainted, because I can choose to not require that GPL code; but then >> again it was, because I wasn't free to choose to use that GPL code >> once >> I understand the implications. > > Sorry, but that just doesn't wash. You want the freedom to use > someone else's copyrighted work in a way that they do not permit, so > that you can enjoy the rights of your own copyrighted work. > > By default, you have no rights to use anyone else's code - period. > Your reasoning only makes sense if by default you have unlimited > rights to use anyone else's code, and the terms of the license then > restricted that use. > > -- Ed Leafe
I can feel your pain. ;-) _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-dev This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/%(messageid)s
