On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, R.Scott Belford wrote: >If intellectual property is not of paramount importance, then GPL >software is viable. It all comes down to how one wishes to >differentiate his product/service. If service/support/implementation >are the strengths and revenue-generators of a company, then using GPL >and releasing any tweaks is more than acceptable. If one wishes to >differentiate his product with coding expertise, then starting with >less restrictive code is probably the better idea.
I think an easy way to determine what license to use is by asking yourself, do I support the idea of free/open source software? If you don't, just buy a proprietary package. I'm sure there is a company out there that developed something that fits your need. If it doesn't meet all of your needs, I'm sure the company is willing to add some features for a fee. But if you believe in the free/open source software idea, then use an open source compliant software and contribute back. What I don't understand are people who insist on leaching off other people's work, and then complain when those people try to stop them. It's like, some people believe they have some kind of God given right to leach off others. What is that? How does one justify something like that? --jc -- Jimen Ching (WH6BRR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
