>> Well, in software, >> there are several known examples where Microsoft has taken BSD code, altered >> it, and tried to lock users in to their way of doing things so that they can >> exploit them forever after. To an extent they have succeeded more than >> failed. > > This is the reason why GPL is important.
GPL has redefined the word "freedom". True freedom means that anyone can do whatever they want with code. Hence the BSD style licenses are truly "free". GPL-like freedom, on the other hand is "forced freedom". Forced freedom, IMHO, is as good as no freedom at all. -- Anant _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
