I highly doubt this sort of license could work. I cite the examples of Lesstif and Motif. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Zbikowski (Zibby)" <zibby at ringworld.org> To: "TCLUG-list" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Rant - Open Source, Mundie, Kearns, NWF (long) > In terms those spreading FUD may understand: > > Say I create a nifty library. Something everybody needs. Something > everybody wants. But I worked very hard on it, and I want compensation for > my hard work. The compensation I'm asking for: the source to any software > using my library must be made available in the same fashion my source code > is available. If that's asking too much, write your own library. You don't > have to compensate me until you finish the project after all. > > Now say Microsoft creates a nifty library. Something everybody wants. > Something everybody needs. But some of their staff worked very hard on it, > and the company wants compensation. So they wrap it into developer kits, > MFC's, etc. So you buy into these developer resources. Now that they've > been compensated, you can start work on your project. > > Now if you go with the cancer analogy, treatment for cancer is cut it out > and expensive therapy. So going by that, Linux, the GPL, LGPL, etc. are > nothing more than a wart. Cut it out (the GPL Library) and let heal. > (replace it with your own library.) > > With the MS Library, you can cut it out, but you've allready compensated > Microsoft, and possibly have a continuing agreement. And since you're > compiling on a MS Platform to start with, perhaps your using a MS > developer suite. (Which you payed for.), with other MS libaries, developer > kits, and MFCs (which, you payed for...), building on a MS Operating > System (which you payed for), supported by a MS Server Operating System, > (which you payed dearly for.)... > > | Andrew S. Zbikowski | Home: 763.591.0977 | > | http://www.ringworld.org | Work: 763.428.9119 | > | http://www.itouthouse.com | PCS: 612.306.6055 | > | Sinclair: "No boom?" Garibaldi: "No boom." | > | Ivanova: "No boom today. Boom tomorrow. | > | Always a boom tomorrow." | > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >