From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,52a0bacbcdd2da17 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-14 06:56:38 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.vmunix.org!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Realtime/embedded project to help with employment. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:56:38 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: <3F367B39.8060108@noplace.com> <1060611604.45048@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <3F38DEBC.8040208@noplace.com> <1060696097.54858@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <3F3A306D.4050302@noplace.com> <3F3A3D5F.8020205@noplace.com> <3F3B8148.90607@noplace.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1060869398 24735 129.241.83.78 (14 Aug 2003 13:56:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:56:38 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:41450 Date: 2003-08-14T13:56:38+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > Nope. The only claim I am making is that developing software and making > it available under the GPL can and does provide an investment in someone > else's business, but is not compensated. People do that voluntarily and > occasionally there are circumstances where they gain some advantage by > doing so. However, I think the situation would be more just if authors > were compensated in some manner for what they make available to someone > who has a for-profit use for it. Well, then you must release it with a different license although I doubt it would be much used. -- �I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet. So who am I to judge.� - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radioplay)