From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
Subject: Re: What is the best license to use for open source software?
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 02:20:31 +0100
Date: 2015-01-05T02:20:31+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lhlirpk0.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: d865c2cd-dd78-4dd9-8ca5-7526bc781faf@googlegroups.com
David Botton writes:
>> No. GPL software is *not* shareware and does *not* prevent commercial
>> use, except in your opinion. Do not present your opinion as truth; this
>> is confusing.
>
> GPL is a license. Shareware is a sales model. You are trying to
> compare apples and oranges. There is no confusion on my part or in my
> statements only making something crystal clear, even if painful for
> some to face.
Stop it.
Quoting Wikipedia: "The term shareware is used in contrast to
open-source software, in which the source code is available for anyone
to inspect and alter, and freeware, which is software distributed at no
cost to the user but without source code being made available."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware
And the inventors of the GPL coined the term "free software" with the
specific goal of distinguishing it from "shareware".
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html
--
Ludovic Brenta.
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2015-01-04 19:43 What is the best license to use for open source software? Hubert
2015-01-04 20:24 ` Jeffrey Carter
2015-01-04 20:50 ` David Botton
2015-01-04 21:27 ` Ludovic Brenta
2015-01-04 22:13 ` David Botton
2015-01-04 23:14 ` Ludovic Brenta
2015-01-05 0:56 ` David Botton
2015-01-05 1:20 ` Ludovic Brenta [this message]
2015-01-05 2:28 ` David Botton
2015-01-05 11:24 ` GNAT GPL is not shareware (was: Re: What is the best license to use for open source software?) Dirk Heinrichs
2015-01-05 11:38 ` David Botton
2015-01-05 12:02 ` GNAT GPL is not shareware Mark Carroll
2015-01-05 13:26 ` David Botton
2015-01-06 0:39 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2015-01-06 0:48 ` Hubert
2015-01-06 0:54 ` David Botton
2015-01-06 4:02 ` Hubert
2015-01-06 13:26 ` Stefan.Lucks
2015-01-06 14:45 ` J-P. Rosen
2015-01-06 14:51 ` David Botton
2015-01-06 20:14 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-06 20:59 ` David Botton
2015-01-07 23:36 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-08 3:22 ` David Botton
2015-01-08 4:21 ` Hubert
2015-01-08 5:17 ` David Botton
2015-01-08 8:52 ` Simon Wright
2015-01-08 11:36 ` gnatmake to lose support for project files, gprbuild instead Ludovic Brenta
2015-01-09 2:05 ` GNAT GPL is not shareware Randy Brukardt
2015-01-09 2:40 ` Paul Rubin
2015-01-09 3:42 ` David Botton
2015-01-09 6:50 ` Paul Rubin
2015-01-09 17:17 ` Mark Carroll
2015-01-09 20:08 ` David Botton
2015-01-10 12:53 ` Brian Drummond
2015-01-10 2:06 ` Simon Clubley
2015-01-09 3:40 ` David Botton
2015-01-09 9:25 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2015-01-06 15:36 ` G.B.
2015-01-06 17:14 ` David Botton
2015-01-06 14:46 ` David Botton
2015-01-06 15:09 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-06 17:37 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-06 17:46 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-06 20:52 ` Shark8
2015-01-06 21:15 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-06 21:46 ` Shark8
2015-01-07 11:00 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-07 12:23 ` sbelmont700
2015-01-07 13:03 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-07 13:46 ` sbelmont700
2015-01-07 14:16 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-07 22:27 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-07 13:19 ` Thomas Løcke
2015-01-07 16:32 ` Shark8
2015-01-07 17:28 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-07 19:04 ` Shark8
2015-01-07 22:58 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-07 19:24 ` Shark8
2015-01-07 21:45 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-07 17:33 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-07 17:39 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-07 22:47 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-07 23:02 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-07 23:47 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-08 8:14 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2015-01-08 10:55 ` G.B.
2015-01-08 12:30 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2015-01-08 14:17 ` G.B.
2015-01-08 16:54 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2015-01-09 13:47 ` G.B.
2015-01-09 22:03 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-09 23:39 ` Shark8
2015-01-12 23:49 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-13 9:00 ` J-P. Rosen
2015-01-13 15:51 ` Robert A Duff
2015-01-13 17:46 ` J-P. Rosen
2015-01-13 21:19 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-14 8:47 ` J-P. Rosen
2015-01-14 16:22 ` Robert A Duff
2015-01-14 17:45 ` J-P. Rosen
2015-01-14 23:43 ` Robert A Duff
2015-01-15 9:31 ` J-P. Rosen
2015-01-15 14:24 ` G.B.
2015-01-15 20:24 ` David Botton
2015-01-15 21:10 ` Simon Wright
2015-01-16 0:35 ` David Botton
2015-01-16 0:45 ` David Botton
2015-01-10 7:18 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2015-01-12 11:40 ` G.B.
2015-01-12 13:21 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2015-01-12 14:52 ` G.B.
2015-01-12 15:22 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2015-01-13 0:00 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-12 23:52 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-09 2:33 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-08 18:46 ` Shark8
2015-01-08 20:51 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-09 2:20 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-09 14:11 ` G.B.
2015-01-09 21:33 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-09 21:47 ` Shark8
2015-01-09 22:07 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-09 23:36 ` Shark8
2015-01-12 23:37 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-07 9:15 ` Georg Bauhaus
2015-01-09 10:27 ` Arie van Wingerden
2015-01-09 10:58 ` Arie van Wingerden
2015-01-09 16:39 ` Pascal Obry
2015-01-10 17:33 ` Arie van Wingerden
2015-01-10 17:44 ` Pascal Obry
2015-01-11 1:09 ` David Botton
2015-01-11 11:39 ` Arie van Wingerden
2015-01-11 17:42 ` Ludovic Brenta
2015-01-06 18:45 ` Ludovic Brenta
2015-01-05 18:43 ` Jeffrey Carter
2015-01-05 13:40 ` G.B.
2015-01-05 13:59 ` Brad Moore
2015-01-05 14:49 ` G.B.
2015-01-05 15:11 ` David Botton
2015-01-06 18:43 ` Ludovic Brenta
2015-01-06 19:42 ` David Botton
2015-01-06 20:22 ` Ludovic Brenta
2015-01-07 1:59 ` Hubert
2015-01-07 9:38 ` Pascal Obry
2015-01-07 10:17 ` Mark Carroll
2015-01-07 10:27 ` Pascal Obry
2015-01-07 12:44 ` David Botton
2015-01-07 15:39 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2015-01-07 23:45 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-08 4:09 ` Hubert
2015-01-08 8:57 ` Simon Wright
2015-01-08 11:06 ` G.B.
2015-01-05 18:43 ` Jeffrey Carter
2015-01-06 0:44 ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2015-01-29 12:58 ` Lucretia
2015-01-29 14:25 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-01-30 11:20 ` Brian Drummond
2015-01-29 19:12 ` Jeffrey Carter
2015-01-29 20:57 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-30 16:48 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-01-30 20:15 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-30 21:03 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-31 8:16 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2015-01-31 15:38 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-02 20:44 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-02-02 22:06 ` David Botton
2015-02-03 20:14 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-02-04 0:09 ` David Botton
2015-02-04 7:27 ` Pascal Obry
2015-02-04 8:00 ` Mark Carroll
2015-02-04 8:38 ` Pascal Obry
2015-02-04 12:27 ` G.B.
2015-02-04 12:48 ` David Botton
2015-02-04 17:03 ` Björn Lundin
2015-02-04 10:15 ` Simon Wright
2015-02-04 12:30 ` David Botton
2015-02-02 22:13 ` Björn Lundin
2015-02-02 23:03 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-03 20:36 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-02-03 22:54 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-04 17:42 ` Björn Lundin
2015-02-04 19:41 ` Simon Wright
2015-02-04 22:49 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-05 9:00 ` Simon Wright
2015-02-04 20:57 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-02-04 23:17 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-04 23:57 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-05 9:06 ` Simon Wright
2015-02-05 20:26 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-03 23:34 ` Jeffrey Carter
2015-02-03 23:55 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-04 0:20 ` David Botton
2015-02-04 21:20 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-31 9:49 ` G.B.
2015-01-31 16:12 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-02-02 12:06 ` Marius Amado-Alves
2015-01-30 11:48 ` Marius Amado-Alves
2015-01-30 12:10 ` G.B.
2015-01-30 12:12 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-30 13:50 ` Simon Wright
2015-01-30 15:48 ` Björn Lundin
2015-01-30 17:13 ` Jeffrey Carter
2015-01-30 17:34 ` Simon Wright
2015-01-30 18:21 ` Jeffrey Carter
2015-01-30 18:49 ` Simon Wright
2015-01-30 19:46 ` Randy Brukardt
2015-01-31 9:02 ` Simon Wright
2015-02-01 21:17 ` Containers on small systems (Was: GNAT GPL is not shareware) Simon Wright
2015-02-05 9:40 ` Containers on small systems Simon Wright
2015-02-06 21:54 ` Simon Wright
2015-02-18 22:25 ` Simon Wright
2015-01-31 11:04 ` GNAT GPL is not shareware Brian Drummond
2015-01-05 19:54 ` What is the best license to use for open source software? Michael B.
2015-01-05 20:45 ` David Botton
2015-01-05 21:51 ` sbelmont700
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2015-01-05 3:47 ` Hubert
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2015-01-05 16:53 ` David Botton
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2015-01-26 15:01 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-01-26 15:37 ` David Botton
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2015-01-27 0:39 ` G.B.
2015-01-27 1:59 ` David Botton
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2015-01-29 13:19 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2015-01-29 14:21 ` G.B.
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2015-01-27 22:44 ` Jedi Tek'Unum
2015-01-28 1:16 ` David Botton
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