On Thu, 7 Feb 2002 12:54, David Wheeler wrote:
If the license isn't changed, Wine is going to continue to suffer from code forks.
Forks can happen with the LGPL and GPL.
The current license encourages companies to take Wine, make a proprietary fix, and keep the result proprietary, ...
No. It does not. I read nothing in the current license to *encourage* companies to do what you claim.
In my opinion, the LGPL more accurately reflects how most Wine developers _actually_ work. I think many contibutors expect that anyone who improves Wine itself will give those contributions back to the community, while still allowing proprietary programs to use Wine as a library or infrastructure. The LGPL merely changes this expectation into an enforceable requirement.
Expecting the world to always give you _____ (fill in the blank), can lead to a depressing life.
When I share, I don't expect someone to repay me. If I expect them to pay me back, then it is not sharing; it is just a loan or purchase. If I contribute to a open source project, I prefer it if everyone can use it freely (as in liberty - BSD license) without having to pay for permission. I know companies may use it without contributing back, but some will. The project will live quite well without them.
Sean -------------- scf@farley.org