Picking a license

Patrick Maupin pmaupin at gmail.com
Thu May 13 23:45:07 EDT 2010


On May 13, 10:06 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l... at geek-
central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
> In message <mailman.141.1273767256.32709.python-l... at python.org>, Ed Keith
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Assertion I:
> >    If person A is free to do more than person B, then person A has
> >    more freedom then person B.
>
> > Assertion II:
> >    If person A is free do perform an action person B is not free to
> >    perform then person A is free to do more than person B.
>
> > Assertion III:
> >   If person B is restricted in some way that person A is not them Person A
> >   is free to do something Person B is not free to do.
>
> > Conclusion:
> >   If person B is more resticted than Peston A, Person A has mor freedom
> >   than person B.
>
> > Which step in this reasoning do you disagree with?
>
> Under the GPL, everybody has exactly the same freedoms. So which of your
> assertions is supposedly a criticism of the GPL?

That's absolutely not true.  For a start, the original author can dual-
license.  This is not a theoretical issue -- it is a multi-million
dollar issue.

Regards,
Pat



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