> Well, they are required to include the copyright notice and BSD license > with the code, so they can't really pass it off as their own, and they > aren't likely to be able to sell it given that it can be downloaded freely > elsewhere (unless, of course, they make value-added contributions, which > presumably would only be paid for if deemed worth the cost).
Apple seems to be doing OK with OS X. I don't recall what flavor of BSD kernel is at its base, but OS X is BSD with an Apple front end and very few Gnu utilities. On Feb 8, 9:41 am, Anthony <abasta...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well BSD isn't what you want for your goals. BSD allows anyone to download > > and sell your code as if it was their own. > > Well, they are required to include the copyright notice and BSD license > with the code, so they can't really pass it off as their own, and they > aren't likely to be able to sell it given that it can be downloaded freely > elsewhere (unless, of course, they make value-added contributions, which > presumably would only be paid for if deemed worth the cost). > > Anthony