Re: Problem with InstallShield (Was Re: [Bug 629] Changed - Problem with InstallShield: ole:CoTreatAsClass(stub), ole:CoGetClassObject)

[discussion moved to wine-license]

Ove Kaaven <[email protected]> writes:

> Agreed. If people would stop holding code back using the LGPL, the
> symbiosis we'd have in any case would have a friendlier feel to it.

That certainly would be nice, and it is how it worked some years
ago. But the past year has clearly shown that the "symbiosis" with
Transgaming (and not only them) only goes in one direction. That by
itself would not be a problem if it didn't actively harm Wine by
discouraging development in some areas.

> But
> the idea here is that, given the restrictions we now have in the LGPL, the
> "blackmail" symbiosis we'll be entering now, will result in the most code
> available for everyone; CodeWeavers and Wine will benefit from code
> blackmailed out of TransGaming, and TransGaming and WineX will benefit
> from code blackmailed out of CodeWeavers, and ReWind will benefit from
> both. And ReWind is what's important to me personally.

I don't think blackmail will maximize the amount of code available. On
the contrary, I think it will encourage everybody to hold their code
back until they can get something in exchange, and break the
collaborative nature of the project. Paradoxically it will probably
hurt Rewind too, by causing people that would be willing to use the
X11 license to stick to LGPL instead in the hope of getting some code
out of someone else. I think it's going to be bad for everybody in the
long run, and I'm not going to participate in such a scheme.

-- 
Alexandre Julliard
[email protected]