From: "Ara.T.Howard" <Ara.T.Howard@...>
Date: 2005-09-14T05:50:14+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Choosing an open source license

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Austin Ziegler wrote:

> I will not use software that has this restriction. Period. Over time,
> I will be changing my software that is stuck under the GPL to freeze
> it at GPL2, because I believe that the Affero/GPL3 direction is going
> to be a debacle and a mistake. I don't trust Stallman or Moglen on
> this, because they've already made mistakes with their dicta regarding
> dynamic linking.
>
> BSD is a far better choice than GNU GPL for most software, and you'll
> note that some of the most useful GNU GPLed software has an exlusion
> clause in any case.

hi austin-

i always release my stuff under the ruby liscense - any problems with this?  i
often don't even put my name on it because i want to encourage people to use
it however they see fit.

-a
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