Re: Again: list of advantages of the xGPL

At 09:09 AM 6/13/02 -0500, Sean C. Farley wrote:
>On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:01, Roland wrote:
>
> > At 07:44 AM 6/13/02 -0500, Sean C. Farley wrote:
> > >As I see it, GNU licenses try to get people to share by using the law
> > >while BSD licenses try to get people to share by example.  I rather
> > >set an example for people to follow and have them follow than force
> > >them into it.  The problem with forcing people into it is that you
> > >are not
> >
> > I wonder if you live in the same world as I...
>
>I do.  It may be hard to set an example, but I never claimed it was.
>You can choose an easy way (GPL) or a hard way (BSDL).  I just think the
>hard way is better in the long term.

The point I was trying to make is not if its hard or easy, but if it will 
have any effect at all. First I doubt that most people will understand you 
are giving an example. Even if you do I wonder if they will follow it. At 
least I don't know any case where a company followed this example. Usually 
when they released the code it was in their own interest...

Roland