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Re: calling the GPL a "poison pill"

Author:Dennis Peterson
Posted:8/30/2000; 8:55:59 AM
Topic:scriptingNews outline for 8/28/2000
Msg #:20543 (In response to 20537)
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I like the GPL for that very reason. The BSD license is more generous, but I think the GPL is a reasonable thing to ask. I would probably use BSD for code I intend to release and forget, and GPL for projects I want to keep developing. Personal preference.

But I do see how it could be a "poison pill" for anyone who releases both commercial and non-commercial software--if you GPL your free stuff, are you restricting your ability to use your own code in your commercial software? (I don't know the license well enough to say.)

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