YABGC: Yet Another BSD GPL Comparison

Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday January 1, 2000 @02:27AM from the stuff-to-read dept.

jay_rf writes "Found this by way of Linux Today: BSD vs. GPL posted at OS Opinion. " Its an ongoing debate, but what do you think about it?

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Why was this posted? by Brian+Knotts · 1999-12-31 21:41 · Score: 5

There is no content there; just some brief rantings by a license kook. He doesn't even discuss the two licenses' relative merits and shortcomings.
OS Opinion is like Slashdot without the stories.
New Slashdot section: License Flaming by agshekeloh · 1999-12-31 22:01 · Score: 5

I don't think that anyone can deny that the GPL has a definite political agenda behind it.

The BSDL is fairly free of politics, at least to the extent that any human interaction can be.

Both are "free", for some definition of the word free. These arguments are purely political.

Human beings have argued over politics since Thuack the Caveman smacked Oog over the head for leadership of the tribe. We might as well argue Democrat versus Republican, or capitalist versus communist, or Throbbing Gristle versus SPK.

I didn't choose my OS based on the license. I chose it because it was the right tool for the job I do. I would be perfectly happy to have FreeBSD available under the GPL. I would be perfectly happy to have Linux available under the BSDL. Under either license, users return code to the project.

Either way, as an end-user, I get software that doesn't suck. It might not be great, all the time, but it doesn't suck.

Perhaps Slashdot should open a new section: Political License Flaming.