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WINE May Change To LGPL

Posted by Hemos on from the yeah-probably dept.

isolation wrote to us about the proposal to change the Wine license to LGPL. Jeremey's got his ideas and reasons in the e-mail there, and it makes sense - Jeremy's a smart guy. There's a call for opinions on this as well, so read through it, and offer commentary.

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  1. i say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    merry christmas to all and to all a good night

  2. Balance. by saintlupus · · Score: 0, Troll

    read through it, and offer commentary

    Or don't read through it, and offer blistering and incoherent screeds about the inherent superiority of the GPL.

    It's your option, and this _is_ Slashdot, after all.

    --saint

  3. I dunno...Wine from LGPL? by IronTek · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...I don't know if I like this or not...I prefer to license my wine from france, myself...

  4. makes sense... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...after all, this way Microsoft can include WINE in Windows XP without having to open-source XP.
    BAM, XP suddenly becomes 10x more stable for running things that run under WINE.
    (Obviously, for things that don't run under WINE, XP will run them itself. Further, obviously, this is all a joke, although some people have suggested that if including linux in Windows x is what you need to do to get Windows X to beat Linux, then Gates and co will do it.)
    _Not_The_Messenger

  5. Use LGPL and retire your software by AdmrlHale · · Score: 0, Troll

    Market economies develop quickest when there is competition. This is economic fact. LGPL/GPL remove any form of this by disabling the ability to make a profit in a competitive manner. So, sure, go ahead and use LGPL and watch Wine become a thing of the past. Any form of the GPL is a virus/plague.