Re: Re: New to the list- intro

["Ake Hedman" <akhe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick,

that's a perfectly acceptable (and good) answer that must be accepted by
anyone. I understand it perfectly. I make my living from embedded
development and software architecture and charge for my time or for
hardware I sell. I try to GPL as much as possible (this is very true for
VSCP) but that's because I have the other ways to fill ( or more exact to
keep the saldo from being a negative number... ;.) ) my bank account.

Regards
/Ake


On Wed, 26 May 2004 19:56:24 -0000, Patrick Lidstone
<patrick@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Kenneth Watt" <kwatt@f...>
wrote:
>> > Why did't you go for GPL?
>>
>> Good question, is there an answer to that?
>>
>
> First, before the flame fest starts, let's just be clear that we're
> talking about independently developed applications here, not the xAP
> specification, which is in the public domain, as it absolutely should
> be, and has no licence attached to it whatsoever (but is jointly
> copyright). Anyone is free to implement, modify, extend or even eat
> the spec with their salad if they choose.
>
> Now that's sorted out, to answer the original question: Because I
> didn't want too :-)
>
> I wanted to retain greater control over how the code that I developed
> in my own time, using my own tools/equipment, is distributed than is
> afforded from GPL. Specifically I wanted to reserve the right to
> prevent people using my work for direct commercial gain. Notice,
> that's "reserve the right" - not _necessarily_ prohibit.
>
> HTH
> Patrick
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