John Hasler wrote: > David Kastrup writes: > > But the one thing that you can't do is take his material and do with > > it as you like without heeding its license. > > mike4ty4 writes: > > But why forbid it? > > To increase the amount of Free software in the world. You may choose not > to participate. >
Well, I can make both free and non-free software, at least I should be able to. I guess that means just to steer clear of GNU code for the non-free projects. Which raises another question: What happens if I learn something from the GNU software, like a "trick" or a more efficient way of programming some algorithm? If I use that METHOD/KNOWLEDGE even if not the ORIGINAL CODE does this mean I have to GNU? > > ...if I use a GNU library with my non- GNU program, does this mean that I > > have to GNU the whole thing or I'm breaking the license? > > If you incorporate GPL code into your program you must GPL the whole > thing. If you link to a LGPL library you do not. > OK... > > It doesn't seem like a good deal to me... > > You are free to refuse it. > I guess I am. > > why do you want to make other people's code free as a "price" for using > > "free" code? > > Why do you want to make people give you money as a "price" for using your > code? Because I need the money, for one. One can't do much without money. > -- > John Hasler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dancing Horse Hill > Elmwood, WI USA _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss