GPL vs BSD Licence

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Schulz [mailto:ph.schulz at gmx.de]
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:52 AM
> To: Ted Mittelstaedt
> Cc: davids at webmaster.com; chat at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: GPL vs BSD Licence
> 
> 
>   So I cannot use GPL'ed (vs LGPL'ed) library for software w/o placing 
> the result under the GPL?

Correct - per the FSF's interpretation of the GPL.

>   I think I'm realizing once again that I don't fully get the GNU 
> interpretation of "free". To me, "free" means more sth like "here, take 
> it and do what you want w/ it, but don't bother me if you screw up" 
> which is why I favour BSD-style licensed software.
> 

I don't think that anyone really gets anything that RMS says about
anything.

Ted