From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-07-10T04:52:52+09:00
Subject: Re: My brief and torrid affair with Ruby.

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From: "Daniel Carrera" <dcarrera@math.umd.edu>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: My brief and torrid affair with Ruby.


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> On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 04:26:47AM +0900, Michael Campbell wrote:
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> > *IS* the GPL "take it or leave it"?  Can you "take it" and keep your own
> > work non-GPL'd (and not be in violation of the GPL?)
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> Yes, the GPL is "take it or leave it".  Your options are:
>
>  "take it"  -  include GPL code in your work and comply with the GPL.
>  "leave it" -  don't do the above.
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> Some people think that the GPL forces the "take it" option on people.  It
> doesn't.
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> Does that answer your question?  Or did I misinterpret it?

OK, let me back up a little.

Are you honestly saying that you don't understand
why people don't like the GPL?

Hal

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