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From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
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Subject: Re: In praise of Ada Freeware
Date: 3 Aug 2001 19:15:12 -0700
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pontius@btv.ibm.com (Dale Pontius) wrote in message news:<9kent0$ivo$2@news.btv.ibm.com>...
> In article <my6BKStAaXFs@eisner.encompasserve.org>,
>         Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen) writes:
> ...
> > There is a third model, where the originator allows others to use
> > the software for any purpose without compensation, but imposes no
> > restriction like GPL regarding publication of the amended source.
> ...
> 
> Sounds to me as if you're talking about the BSD license.
> 
> In LinuxLand, GPL vs BSD flamewars used to abound. These days, most
> people just yawn if one tries to start up.

But this issue has been hotted up recently by Microsoft and Wind River
who have strongly favored the BSD license over the GPL, partly
because they want to use Free Software developed by others in their
own proprietary products.