Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: More on the GPL and cooperation

Author:Ken MacLeod
Posted:8/25/2000; 1:39:07 PM
Topic:A softer GPL?
Msg #:20258 (In response to 20255)
Prev/Next:20257 / 20259

An example might be Cygnus or RedHat, who both create closed/proprietary code around (surprise!) GPL'd software. But, again, for the most part they contribute a lot to the OpenSource community.

I can see a developer who creates closed/proprietary extensions to TrulyFree licensed products doing the same thing. But again, it's a measure of how much they contribute to OS/TF software that determines whether or not they are really "part" of the OS/TF community or just making money off of it.

An excellent counter example is the vast number of developers who have used TrulyFree software, redistributed the enhanced-TF software, and contributed almost nothing, if anything at all, back to the community.

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