Re: Roaring Penguin's view

On 12 Jun 2002 15:48, Martin Wilck wrote:

> Am Mit, 2002-06-12 um 15.28 schrieb Sean C. Farley:
>
> > "Suppose you derive a product from Microsoft Windows or some other
> > proprietary code. Then you are breaking all kinds of license agreements.
> > Furthermore, proprietary vendors would demand and get the rights to your
> > derived product, leaving you with nothing."
> >
> > I could develop a proprietary product for Windows without "breaking all
> > kinds of license agreements".  He statement says you WILL be breaking
> > license agreements if you develop a proprietary product.
>
> He says "derive a product from", not "develop a product for". Subtle
> difference. Of course you can develop proprietary products for Windows.
> You can do the same for Linux and even the Hurd.

Oops.  I missed that.  No one ever thinks about developing a proprietary
product out of Windows (licensing issues as well as bugs).  OTOH, I do
not have to worry about using any of their libraries dynamically nor
statically.

> > From the paper:
> >
> > "However, the use of the GPL has the potential to radically alter a very
> > successful model for partnership, particularly when most large
> > commercial entities do not readily embrace the GPL. "
> >
> > He did not disprove that statement.  He just showed a few examples and
> > used them to turn it into an attack.
>
> Well if I understood him right he mainly says: "I don't care for those
> commercial entities that don't embrace the GPL - there are enough that
> do."

As a general statement, that is fine, but he used it as reasoning
against the assertion that big companies "do not readily embrace the
GPL."

> > I am sorry, but his rebuttal uses too much FUD for me to take it
> > seriously.  This is regardless of whether or not the paper he is
> > responding to is valid.
>
> Much less FUD than what he's responding to. Yes, his statements are
> provocative and his tone aggressive. But he has a number of very valid
> points.

Before the link was placed on this list, I had not read either the paper
nor the response.  FUD on FUD gives me an upset stomach.  :)

Sean
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