Re: GPL vs. sweatshops (was Re: Bias)

On 12 Jun 2002, Alexandre Julliard wrote:

> "Deven T. Corzine" <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > Alexandre is free to hold any opinion.  I don't know if he holds ill-will 
> > toward Transgaming, but I can infer that he does, and he hasn't
> > denied it.  
> 
> I have no ill-will towards Transgaming at all. I am unhappy with what
> they did to DirectX development, I make no mystery of that. I am also
> very grateful for all the code they have contributed, and I'm
> convinced they want to do the right thing for Wine; both Gav and Ove
> certainly have the track record to prove that. I'm not in any way
> trying to take revenge on them or anything like that, as you seem to
> think.

That's good to know, and I'm glad to hear it.  Thanks for setting the 
record straight.  I would not have assumed ill-will if it weren't for the 
negative statements you had made about Transgaming and their business 
model, coupled with the fact that I never saw a statement to the contrary 
as above.  Sorry for any confusion...

> I do what I do because I believe it's the best for Wine, *despite* the
> fact that it may hurt Transgaming. I take no pleasure in hurting them,
> and I'm pushing for them to change their model precisely because I
> would prefer to be able to help them at the same time that I'm helping
> Wine. But my responsibility is with Wine, and when there's a conflict
> between what's good for Wine and what's good for Transgaming, I have
> to put Wine first. I don't think that should come as a surprise to
> anybody.

I think if you didn't put Wine first, people would be surprised.  I don't 
think anyone expects you to put Transgaming first; I know I don't.  We can 
disagree about what is and isn't best for Wine, but I don't think anyone 
disputes that the goal should be to do what's best for Wine.

Meanwhile, Transgaming necessarily has to do what's best for themselves 
first, and what's best for Wine is secondaary for them.  Like you, they'd 
like to have both coincide, I think.

Would you have any objections to Transgaming's business model if they had 
their 20,000+ subscribers and was releasing their code under the X11 and/or 
LGPL license?  Is it only because their plan failed that you object to it?

Deven