Re: WineX and the AFPL

At 09:01 AM 6/4/2002, Deven T. Corzine wrote:

>This is a good analogy.  The *GPL licenses are like a commune where members
>donate ALL their income to the common pool.  Since everyone contributes all 
>they can, some call this "fair".  Then again, someone with above-average 
>income might consider it "unfair" that they would have to shoulder more 
>than their share of the burden just because they earn more money.  (This is 
>a bit like income taxes too, I guess...)

It's actually far more unfair than this. Use ONE line of GPLed code, and
you forfeit ALL of your income from your own work. Set foot in the commune,
and you've forfeited everything you own. What's more, the commune will
work to ensure that you can never make a living again.

--Brett