RE: Calling a program without knowing the parms -- RPG400-L

With all this trouble, why bother to license it at all?  Is there reason why
you'd want it licensed?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Scott Klement
> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 2:00 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Calling a program without knowing the parms
>
>
>
> On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, James David Rich wrote:
> > Please use the GNU GPL with open projects.  It makes integration with
> > various distributions of linux much easier.  It also protects your work
> > and everyone else's.
>
> Let me first say that I *REALLY* do not want to get into a "religious war"
> about open source licenses, as frequently happens when this topic comes
> up...
>
> Having said that, however, let me make a few quick points regarding
> open source licenses.
>
> 1) an RPG program is unlikely to ever be integrated into a Linux
>     distribution.
>
> 2) Microsoft and other software companies are very against the use of
>     the GPL due to it's "anti-capitalist" nature. (By contrast, they
>     do not have a problem with the BSD license, or other non-copyleft
>     licenses)
>
> 3) Way too many people will blindly use the GPL "just because Linux
>     does".  You should take a serious look at the different licenses
>     around and decide WHAT's RIGHT FOR YOUR PROJECT.
>
> For me, in particular, I find these phrases of the GPL to be troublesome:
>
>   "You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole
>    or in part contains or is derviced from the Program or any part
>    thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties
>    under the terms of this License."
>
>    "If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when
>     run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use
>     in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement
>     including an appropriate copyright notice . . ."
>
> These are a bit strict for me.  Instead, I use a GPL-compatable version
> of the "BSD license".   (Tho, GNU says I shouldn't refer to it as a BSD
> license for fear that it'll confuse people)
>
> If I'm going to give you software for free, I'm not going to make money
> on it anyway.  Why should I spitefully restrict you from making money on
> it?  My main goal is to help people (and hopefully encourage them to
> help me in return).
>
> In the AS/400 (iSeries) world, where EVERYTHING is based on business
> needs, the use of the GNU GPL could very well be a major reason not to
> use your software.
>
> All I'm asking is that you weight the alternatives before jumping onto the
> GPL bandwagon...
>
> See these links:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html
> http://www.privacy.nb.ca/cryptography/archives/coderpunks/new/1998
-10/0032.html
http://www.softpanorama.org/OSS/license_classification.shtml
http://interactive.wsj.com/fr/emailthis/retrieve.cgi?id=SB992819157437237260
.djm

(sorry if any of those links wrap to the next line...  if they do, you'll
have to cut & paste them to make them work)


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