Re: GPL or LGPL ?
- From: Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo linuxave net>
- Cc: gnome-db-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: GPL or LGPL ?
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:08:51 +0200
"Derek A. Neighbors" wrote:
>
> > Yes, you are right, I haven't thought about this, but isn't it better to
> > let commercial applications to be developed with gnome-db? What do you
> > think?
>
> I think it depends on how much you value freedom and want others to
> respect it. If you really want people to use free software and you wish
> to propogate it you would use the GPL and suffer a small loss in those
> willing to use the product.
>
> If your primary concern is making all parties happy and getting the most
> possible users than LGPL is the way to go.
>
> I of course lean towards exposing people to the GPL and making them
> understand their freedom, but I am somewhat of a zealot on this issue.
>
I value freedom, and I would like to have all software under the GPL
license, but I did it like this (LGPL) as this is how all the GNOME
libraries are licensed.
And, the more I think about this, the more I prefer to license them
under the GPL, but I'd like to do it only if all of you agree with that.
So what do you prefer?
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