[OT] What is Open Source?

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Thu Apr 18 03:04:39 EDT 2002


>>>>> "Cliff" == Cliff Wells <logiplexsoftware at earthlink.net> writes:

    Cliff> I suppose Microsoft's claim that the GPL is viral could be
    Cliff> better applied to their own source since merely *seeing* it
    Cliff> could affect your code whereas you have to actually *use*
    Cliff> GPL'd code to be affected.

I've not seen this before.  Please send it to rms.

gpl-is-viral-but-why-upset-rms-when-there-are-better-targets-ly y'rs

-- 
Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences     http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp
University of Tsukuba                    Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN
              Don't ask how you can "do" free software business;
              ask what your business can "do for" free software.



More information about the Python-list mailing list