Thanks for your comments user923005. You can use GPL code in a commercial environment. You just can't distribute it with and make it a part of a commercial product. So you can use it for work, you just can't sell it. That's fair enough in my view. If I write the code for free, I can't see why others ought to be able to sell it unless something is given back.
Currently all of MPIR is LGPL by the way, though our intention is to have LGPL and GPL versions eventually. Some of our code we definitely want to remain GPL. This is because a number of mathematical software companies have not given code back to the open source community but used LGPL mathematical software in their code. The GPL only code will essentially consist of our competitive advantage against those companies. I don't know your background or about the company you work for (is it Connx?). Perhaps some details of the context in which you would like to use the project for work may help us to understand better and may help us with formulating our licensing policy. Naturally I'd be happy to discuss it with you off list too if you'd prefer. Bill. 2008/10/31 user923005 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Perhaps you intend your tools as purely academic exercise or for use > only in altogether open source projects. > > I find the proliferation of GPLv3 code as something tragic, because I > can only use these things as toys and not for work. > > For instance, for this reason I am unable to use the excellent GSL > code in any of my work. > > My favorite license style is Berkeley (e.g. PostgreSQL, ACE), followed > by LGPL. > > I have donated work on many GPL projects, but they have to be strictly > hobby projects for me. > > There is some chance I might use the LGPL subset, but those sort of > things always seem half-hearted and I may need the functionality in > the other parts and so I guess that I will stick with projects with a > license style that is more useful for me. > > Of course, there is room for any sort of license and I have worked on > Public Domain, Berkeley, LGPL, GPL, closed source commercial and other > sorts of projects and see value in all of them. > > I just wanted you to think about the impact for people who would like > to use your tools in a commercial environment. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mpir-devel" group. To post to this group, send email to mpir-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mpir-devel?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
