Re: Linux Torvalds on GPL2
- Posted by Ray Smith <ray at RaymondSmith.com> Sep 26, 2006
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Pete Lomax wrote: > ><a > >href="http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS5627827397.html">http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS5627827397.html</a> > > > Nice link. I love the quote: > As an example, Torvalds then cites his own, self-made, original Linux > source license, which basically said: "Give all source back, and never > charge any money". It took me a few months, but I realized that the > 'never charge any money' part was just asinine. It wasn't the point. > The point was always "give back in kind". > > Probably because I've practically forced that > I agree ... hence reason I'm pushing for a LGPL type license for Euphoria. If Euphoria is released to the public domain or under a BSD type license it allows people to use Euphoria without giving anything back. People makig there own closed source versions of Euphoria "won't" promote Euphoria usage long term. Regards, Ray Smith http://RaymondSmith.com