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-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ac39a12d5faf5b14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-24 12:52:51 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Randy Brukardt" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: GPL and the big picture (was Re: Development process in the Ada community) Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:52:59 -0500 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3719.2500 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:23079 Date: 2002-04-24T14:52:59-05:00 List-Id: David Botton wrote in message ... >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Randy Brukardt" >> In any case, I have to wonder why you decided to build something from >> scratch rather than building on top of Windex, which already existed and >> had the appropriate license. My guess, is that you fell into the same >> trap that many of us do: "I can do better than that...". Such a waste of >> effort. > >GWindows took a different direction than both CLAW and Windex. (* Several pages >of the advantages of GWindows omitted *) I think you have made my point for me. It's pretty clear that you thought you could do better than Claw (and still do). I would argue that most of the differences between Claw and GWindows are just that: differences, not advantages. I thought that when I first read your overviews of GWindows (a long time ago...), and I still think that. Clearly, you don't know how to use Claw as well as I do (who does?). But I don't think a line-by-line rebuttal serves much a purpose here; it makes more sense to spend the time on something productive. >Can you give a time table (if there is one) for the full version of CLAW to >become GMGPL. Perhaps there is some future in merging with CLAW, but that is >to be seen. I haven't thought seriously about that recently. The Introductory version had a fairly similar license to the GPL anyway (less restrictive for non-commercial use, in fact), so that wasn't a large leap. The full Claw is a larger leap. Certainly, the next version of the Introductory version will include more stuff (suggestions of items to include are welcome), which will have the effect of bringing more of Claw under the GMGPL. Let's talk about this some more off-line, OK? >Making it these days (financially speaking) with the GPL requires the same >skills that all true Entrepreneurs must have, broad vision and self >discipline. Start thinking now about the new models of business that use >open lic. schemes, for tomorrow it may just be too late. I've been doing that for two years. So far, the only thing that seems to make sense is to convince Robert to hire me at ACT. :-) Randy.