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

At 08:37 AM 6/12/02 -0500, Sean C. Farley wrote:
>On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 20:35, Roland wrote:
> > Experience with WINE and other projects shows that it can also work
> > the other way round.  Companies will decide to use the available GPL
> > codebase and adapt their business model accordingly.  Maybe it will be
> > harder to get a ROI but on the other hand you have to invest less
> > money!
>
>How have any companies adapted to WINE's license change?  What companies
>have used GPL code that they themselves did not write with substantial
>success?  What does their revenue look like?

Well, if I remember correctly, Lindows is also starting to use the LGPL 
tree and NOT the Rewind tree. I didn't make any claims as to financial 
success. Only time will tell if there will be success in the long run.

Just to make my position clear. I also favour the BSD license. But I came 
to the conclusion that the GPL has also its advantages. So I no longer dare 
to say: the BSD license is always better. There may be some cases where the 
xGPL makes sense and to be honest I'm not yet fully convinced if it will be 
good for WINE on the long run...

Roland