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: 2003-08-15 07:04:27 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!washdc3-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!ngpeer.news.aol.com!newsfeed1!bredband!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Realtime/embedded project to help with employment. Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:04:26 +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> <3F3A39E6.1070803@noplace.com> <3F3B8B78.2080803@noplace.com> <3F3CDC1E.2030603@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 1060956266 4420 129.241.83.78 (15 Aug 2003 14:04:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:04:26 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:41516 Date: 2003-08-15T14:04:26+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > Preben Randhol wrote: >> >> Because then I have to package Linux myself and if you look at Debian >> GNU/Linux it has more than 8710 packages. That is extremely hard work >> for *one* man. >> > No, you still can have a RedHat or Debian or others packaging and > supporting it. They just have to pay something to the authors to get > that right. OK, and how much should they pay? 1$ per package per bundled dristribution? Btw Debian is not a company it is volunteer work by some 1000 people from all over the world (of course there are somebody at the helm). > And if it was that obviously valuable, I'd put it in a shrinkwrap > package and sell it to them as a "proprietary" product. :-) Sure, but it was not what you said in the first place. > Part of what makes GPL useful is in creating a market for software that > people wouldn't otherwise buy for $$$, but might be willing to buy > add-ons like documentation, training, support, etc. If you were willing > to give it away uinder GPL, why wouldn't you be willing to give it away > under my scheme? Just as GPL doesn't prevent you from selling software, > neither does my scheme. The only difference is that in my scheme, if it > looks like another Linux, I'll retain some rights to get paid by other > companies that want to package and sell it. Actually I would probably place some of what I'm making now under GMGPL which is even worse in your view as then you can snatch it and make a closed source shrink wrapped commercial program based on this and make money without giving me a penny :-). But of course not all of it would be GMGPL :-) -- �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)