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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Writing plug-insRe: Writing plug-ins
From: BlueChip <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:56:54 +0000 [snip,snip,snip] >>I fail to see how "PD" can be "GPL compatable", as it (relevantly) does >>not require the code to move, which is the core restraint on GPL that >>offends _my_ moral stance of "freedom for all." > >I don't follow your statement "does not require the code to move". I >recognize it as English, but my mind doesn't parse it. What code is >moving where? Yes, badly worded, sorry. PD does not _require_ that the source code is passed along with the binary ...this _is_ a requirement of GPL. >Public Domain > Being in the public domain is not a license--rather, it means the > material is not copyrighted and no license is needed. Practically > speaking, though, if a work is in the public domain, it might as well > have an all-permissive non-copyleft free software license. Public domain > status is compatible with the GNU GPL. "Public domain status is compatible with the GNU GPL." ...Now that is new news which usefully contradicts what I was previously told. >One final question (I'm using personal pronouns for convenience, this >isn't meant to be a personal attack): (thanks, understood - I shall answer in the same vain) >why is _my_ choice of GPL offending _your_ moral sense? I'm not imposing >the GPL on _your_ code, When I (specifically for a brief moment) released my rockbox plugins 'privately', I was told (here) that _my_ code was obliged to be GPL also - thus _my_ code became infected with copy-left and could no longer be used in closed source apps. >you can chose to release _your_ code licensed in any GPL-compatible >license you wish, including PD This is where it all changes - I am now no longer forced to GPL my code just because it "dynamically links" to other GPL code. And my appreciation of GPL is restored, not for me, but as a right for those who wish it. >Please don't impose your licensing morals on _my_ code thankyouverymuch. I am happy that GPL code which I obtain for free and 'tweak' to my own ends remains GPL, with or without my 'tweaks' - But if I write an entire, mutable, subsection of the code (such as a game engine) I now believe I can release THAT portion PD. It is the moral imposition that offends me - be assured I would never use GPL code in a closed source app - because, as you rightly point out, that would be _me_ imposing _my_ morals on _you_. I really hope what you say about me being allowed to PD my code is true - I shall take a look when I am free to do so. Cheers, BC _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2005-01-12 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |