From: Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@...>
Date: 2003-07-11T13:03:58+09:00
Subject: Re: My brief and torrid affair with Ruby.

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I think we agree.  You wrote:

> the GPL tends to spread based on people's desire to use the 
> functionality provided by incumbent GPL'd code.
> 
> Honestly, the analogy to a virus really ends there, imo.

I agree.  You and I only differ on how inappropriate we think the term 
"viral" is.  That doesn't matter.  We agree on what the GPL is and is not, 
and that's what counts.


> > I might agree that this makes the GPL anoying, upsetting and undesirable.
> > I also agree that this puts pressure on you to choose to GPL your code.
>
> Honestly, this is more along my line of thinking.

Yeah.  I actually am positive towards the GPL, but I totally understand 
why it makes many people mad.

> I'll go to great efforts to not license my code under the GPL (keep in 
> mind that I'm not a big fan of IP in general, but I play by the rules).
> 
> I also think a better approach would be to say this: If you don't like  
> the GPL write the author an email.  Is it really that hard?

On the other hand, you might not want people to unfairly benefit from your 
work.  I myself might consider a dual-license.  The GPL and a commercial 
license.

I think this is fair.  If you want the code freely, it's only fair that 
you respond in turn.  If you want to benefit commercially from it, let me 
benefit for the contribution I made.
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