They're doing what they do best, the FUD Factory strikes again...
Well, seriously. Even though it looks like a good thing I wouldn't believe EVERYTHING they're saying. It's always tricky when you give out information to giant corporations, sworn statements even more so.
"not governed by the gpl" is not the same as "no restrictions". actually, if it's not governed by the gpl then i think normal copyright restrictions apply. then you have LESS rights than what the gpl would give you.
you can put a GPLed application on your webserver and you never have to give the source to anybody
That's exactly why I opted for the Open Software License over GPL for my latest web app. I want it to stay free (speech-wise). Nobody should be able to hide their modifications if used in public.
With the Open Software License they say basically the same things as in GPL, but a published webapp counts as "distribution".
IANAL, so could anyone enlighten us about any possible compatibility problems between the OSL and the GPL?
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They're doing what they do best, the FUD Factory strikes again...
Well, seriously. Even though it looks like a good thing I wouldn't believe EVERYTHING they're saying. It's always tricky when you give out information to giant corporations, sworn statements even more so.
"not governed by the gpl" is not the same as "no restrictions".
actually, if it's not governed by the gpl then i think normal copyright restrictions apply. then you have LESS rights than what the gpl would give you.
for all of us with gentoo linux,
it's just a matter of
`emerge -u world`
you can put a GPLed application on your webserver and you never have to give the source to anybody
That's exactly why I opted for the Open Software License over GPL for my latest web app. I want it to stay free (speech-wise). Nobody should be able to hide their modifications if used in public.
With the Open Software License they say basically the same things as in GPL, but a published webapp counts as "distribution".
IANAL, so could anyone enlighten us about any possible compatibility problems between the OSL and the GPL?