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From: <spblunt@ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Re: GPL and "free" software
Date: 1999/04/30
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Lynn Winebarger <owinebar@ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> In article <JWIV2.146$jw4.15391@burlma1-snr2>,
> Barry Margolin  <barmar@bbnplanet.com> wrote:
>>
>>You can use other licenses than the GPL, but they have to be compatible --
>>they can't impose additional restrictions, but they can give additional
>>freedoms.
>>
>    Just curious - what more freedoms could they give?

for example the xfree licence allows you to link with proprietary software,
but this licence is still GPL compatable.

cya