On Fri, Oct 15, 1999 at 09:33:11PM -0700, David Johnson wrote: > On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Bruce Perens wrote: > > It makes sense that the end-user in general would prefer a "do anything > > you want" license. The important point is that the _author_ often > > doesn't prefer this license ... > > If Open Source is going to be used extensively by commercial > concerns, then the needs of the consumer must be taken into > account. No, it doesn't seem to matter. Linux has made significant inroads into commercial concerns, and it does not have a "do anything you want" license. I think developers care a lot more about software licenses than the average consumer. Consumers only care about quality, reliability, and price. Justin
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Bruce Perens
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Stephen J. Turnbull
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware David Johnson
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Justin Wells
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Angelo Schneider
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Bruce Perens
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Angelo Schneider
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Richard Stallman
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Angelo Schneider
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Bernard Lang
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Richard Stallman
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Angelo Schneider
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Bernard Lang
- Re: [openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware Arandir