Mauve license

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Stuart Ballard writes:
 > 
 > Even RMS points out that using non-copyleft licenses can be beneficial
 > when it's a net gain for Free Software as a whole (eg Ogg).
 > 
 > And in this case I think there is such a gain, because the GPL is
 > buying us nothing (since there's no practical reason why anyone would
 > *want* to take Mauve proprietary) 

Oh, I see your meaning.

 > but costing us contributors.

This part is the mystery.  If, as you say, there's no practical reason
why anyone would *want* to take Mauve proprietary, why does it matter
that Mauve is GPL?

 > I seem to be in a minority though, so I'll drop the issue I guess.

It's not that.  I just don't understand.

Andrew.


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