Re: [Fwd: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] GDAL and ESRI]

2009-11-25 Thread Arnulf Christl
[...] HI Ravi, There is a nice term describing how GPL works - viral effect. If you touch GPL you will be GPeLd to GPL yourself. Unlike the flue ... there is not cure (-; Best regards: RAf I suggest to not use the term viral effect but rather call it a vaccine. Viral effect reeks of FUD

Re: [Fwd: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] GDAL and ESRI]

2009-11-25 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Arnulf Christl ha scritto: I suggest to not use the term viral effect but rather call it a vaccine. or inherited, possibly more appropriate: you cannot get infected by free software, but if you derive from it, i.e. you share a common ancestor, you also get some of its properties (i.e.