Comment Re:Give 'em credit! (Score 1) 213
It is abundandtly clear that GPL'd software must be unencumbered by restrictions in use (which does, according to Debian and others, include any credits in source comments, docs, manpages, etc, without exception)
As such the matter is simple: if you with to impose (even modest) restrictions upon your work (such as a required copyright string in your headers) you simply release it under a license that is accomodating of that. The GPL is not.
Personally, I agree with the concept of modest immutable credit, such as in source headers. If I wrote a book, my name should be in the copyright page... and when I write software my name should be and always be somewhere on that work, regardless of who doesn't like it there. It has nothing to do with how "free" something is... the opposition of such tasteful practice of this is an excess on the part of the GPL. It has nothing to do with ads... we're losing the forest through the trees.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go tear the dedication page out of all my books... those shameless profiteers.
As such the matter is simple: if you with to impose (even modest) restrictions upon your work (such as a required copyright string in your headers) you simply release it under a license that is accomodating of that. The GPL is not.
Personally, I agree with the concept of modest immutable credit, such as in source headers. If I wrote a book, my name should be in the copyright page... and when I write software my name should be and always be somewhere on that work, regardless of who doesn't like it there. It has nothing to do with how "free" something is... the opposition of such tasteful practice of this is an excess on the part of the GPL. It has nothing to do with ads... we're losing the forest through the trees.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go tear the dedication page out of all my books... those shameless profiteers.
