On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Matthew Mastracci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My largest concern is not that a company can use BSD-code, but > rather add core enhancements (ie: modifications/enhancements/bug > fixes to the core code) and keep those proprietary.
Yes, there is nothing inside a BSDish license that would prohibit that. Say my project X is under a BSDish license and company Y adds a feature and sells the modified version as "X enhanced" (they can under BSD, but not under Apache style). What will happen when I add a new feature to X and make a new release? Some options: * Users of "X enhanced" don't know they use X under covers and thus won't demand the new features. The license terms do not allow that as Y has to reproduce X's license statement. * Y has to merge my changes with theirs and make a new release of "X enhanced". * Y refuses to do that. If X's new features are good enough, they'll eventually lose their customers to X. * Y gets sick of merging and contributes their improvements back. I've seen all four scenarios happen. The second and third option usually become so uncomfortable for Y that they tend to use the fourth over time, but there is no guarantee. Stefan ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ nant-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-developers
