Re: [LAD] [OT] LinuxSampler and GPL - some clarifications

From: Marek <mlf.conv@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Jan 27 2008 - 21:14:29 EET

On Jan 27, 2008 6:10 PM, Forest Bond <forest@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 02:29:33PM +0100, Marek wrote:
> > Note the the GPL is an extremely restrictive license(to the advantage of
> the
> > copyright holder), and numerous articles have been published, and
> numerous
> > statements from various companies have been issued regarding this very
> issue.
>
> This is FUD, plain and simple. What, do you work for Wasabi [1][2], or
> something?

FUD for who? For those who make profit out of work of others? Are you also
making money out of work of others?
If so then this is FUD for you indeed. If you are a copyright holder then
you should know how the GPL protects your work.

>
>
> > For example have a look at the intepretation which you can find directly
> below
> > the terms of GPL: This General Public License does not permit
> incorporating
> > your program into proprietary programs.
>
> ...a clause which is totally unrelated to your original point, which it
> lends no
> credibility.

It's totally related, you should read the original mail again.

Marek

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