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Re: propose: `cypherpunks license' (and vague ideas for additions) (fwd)
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> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:00:21 +0200
> From: Anonymous <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: propose: `cypherpunks license' (and vague ideas for additions)
> The GNU GPL discourages the sale of proprietary software by prohibiting
> anything using code covered by the license from being proprietary, and
> that's right.
It does not prevent GPL'ed code from using proprietary licenses, it only
prevents companies from using GPL'ed code without first obtaining a non-GPL
licence from the original author of the code (who should deservedly get a
cut of the cash).
> Both these licenses would be trying to promote their propagators' goals
> through restrictions on code re-use.
Re-use *without* prior permission of the author and copyright holder,
be accurate.
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