On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:50:12 -0500 Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Solutions can only apply to new projects or ones where > all the copyright holders are known. Okay, so there isn't much reason to keep going on and on about the GPL license then is there. Especially here as this lists is mostly users rather than developers wondering how to license their next project. > Perl has the right idea with the dual license. It's gpl'd > if you need it to be and yet not subject to the restrictions > if you don't want them. And Larry Wall is brilliant for > recognizing the need for that and coming up with a way > to avoid fanaticism. There is no fanaticism needed to enjoy the benefits of the GPL. But I agree with you there are fanatics of the GPL license. And there are fanatic proponents of propietary licenses. There are even to my surprise fanatic proponents of the perl license!! But we're much better off listening to the moderates who can accept all the licenses and respect the wishes of their authors. Sean -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
