Manlio Perillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Colin Paul Adams ha scritto: > >>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Davie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > Thomas> Sorry, this isn't the most relevant comment to the > > Thomas> discussion, but I thought I'd add my own thought re the > > Thomas> gpl/lgpl. My personal feeling is that the point of open > > Thomas> source is to allow people the freedom to do what they > > Thomas> want with a piece of code. The GPL/LGPL go completely > > Thomas> against this idea, in that they restrict what I can do > > Thomas> with the code to only things that are similarly > > Thomas> licensed. > > > > No, the point of free software is to prevent people from denying > > other people the right to use the code. > > > > Allowing people to do what they like at the expense of other people > > is not freedom. > > When I compare GPL and MIT/BSD licenses, I do a simple reasoning. > Suppose a doctor in a battle field meet a badly injuried enemy. > Should he help the enemy? > I think your example is a little flawed, I'd see it like this:
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