On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 01:56, Alex Fernández wrote:
> Peter Donald wrote:
> > Apaches software is free software (in both senses of word) - it is just
> > not copyleft.
>
> Not necessarily in both senses.
Err ... yes it is.
It is "Free as in beer" - anyone can download it at no cost. It also is "Free
as in speech" because it satisfies the generally accepted axioms of free
software (see FSF/GNU or Debian web pages for definitions and
classifications). Even GNU explicitly classifies Apache software as Free
software.
It is also not copyleft (see above references for details).
> The license allows you to, e.g., burn Tomcat on CDs and sell them for $100.
You can burn gcc/linux/emacs/etc on CD and sell them for $100 aswell ... so
what exactly is your point? hmm.
> > > I'm in the business to make money off of Open Source. I believe in
> > > Open, not Free.
> >
> > Hey - I don't much like copyleft anymore either and I am all for money
> > making off OSS. I still can't see how your claim that LGPL could cause
> > legal issues is substantiated though.
>
> You can make money off free software. Just go to every company that uses
> Weblogic or iPlanet where Tomcat would do, and make them buy your
> freshly made CDs;
> you can make a lot of money this way :)
>
> On the other hand, you can also sell GPL'ed products. That's what RedHat
> does.
So what is your point?
> I'm not trying to instruct you with these obvious comments, since you
> are surely aware of these facts; it's just that your post can mislead
> other people. That is not fair.
Uh huh. I would love to see how you could claim any of the statements are
misleading in context. Maybe it could be with respect to your
misunderstanding of the word Free ?
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Cheers,
Pete
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