Comment Oh, smarten up (Score 1) 119
Well, RMS in particular has written articles about not using LGPL on libraries, but instead using GPL, on the basis that then, people are forced into releasing the source (By GPL rules).
This fits his philosophy, of course, that freedom of source is paramount, and that the freedom *not* to give out source for any reason shalt not be granted.
In my case, that's a problem - some GNOME libraries may be, or become, GPL, for instance - because I can't reasonably give out the source because the game would then be at peril to people wrecking the system by coding around it.
I'd like to use GNOME, actually, as the UI library, but it's looking now like I'll have to drop that in favour of something else. I have no objections to paying a reasonable fee - but the point is that GPL doesn't fit every occasion.
This fits his philosophy, of course, that freedom of source is paramount, and that the freedom *not* to give out source for any reason shalt not be granted.
In my case, that's a problem - some GNOME libraries may be, or become, GPL, for instance - because I can't reasonably give out the source because the game would then be at peril to people wrecking the system by coding around it.
I'd like to use GNOME, actually, as the UI library, but it's looking now like I'll have to drop that in favour of something else. I have no objections to paying a reasonable fee - but the point is that GPL doesn't fit every occasion.
