From: Chad Perrin Date: 2007-03-15T06:53:56+09:00 Subject: Re: GUI With Ruby On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 08:05:05PM +0900, google@andreas-s.net wrote: > On Mar 13, 11:31 pm, Chad Perrin wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 06:48:27AM +0900, Rick DeNatale wrote: > > > When this was discovered, pressure on LinkSys to honor their license > > > under the GPL led to the release of the source code which led in turn > > > to community based software, like OpenWRT, for that and other similar > > > wireless routers. > > > > You may have to point out in exacting detail how the GPL was a critical > > factor in ensuring that a specific good result came about, and how that > > result was in fact better than all likely alternative results if it > > wasn't GPLed software in the first place. > > The release of the Linksys router source code was a direct reaction to > the discovering of GPL violations. The original URL for the source > code was http://www.linksys.com/support/gpl.asp... that speaks > volumes, doesn't it? Not in a vacuum. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] print substr("Just another Perl hacker", 0, -2);