Yeah, true. I had forgotten about that, thanks for the reminder. Apparently the BSD crowd are less communist than Sun microsystems.
(I’m told by someone around here who is very reliable that the GPL = communism. Which makes sense, because RMS = communist)
“Apparently the BSD crowd are less communist than Sun microsystems.
(I’m told by someone around here who is very reliable that the GPL = communism. Which makes sense, because RMS = communist)”
Neither are really true. The BSD license states that as long as you give the BSD foundation and their developers credit, you can do anything you want with the source code. If you want to take BSD code and build a proprietary product around it, the BSD license lets you. You don’t have to show your code to anyone if you don’t want to. Your only obligation is to give the BSD people some credit. That’s it. That’s REAL software freedom.
The GPL is somewhat socialist, but version 2 is light years better than the new version 3. GPL states that you can do whatever you want with the code that you alter, but if you distribute software from that code, then you MUST also distribute the changes you made to the public. What’s bad about v3 is that it now tells you what you can and cant do with your own software when it comes to digital rights management. That’s why Linus opposes it.....its micromanaging the users.
IMHO, BSD is better for total freedom and business use, GPL v2 is better if you want to make sure your project is shared among everyone (kind of like non-profit work).
I wouldn’t touch GPL v3 with a 10 foot pole.