[LAD] [OT] LinuxSampler and GPL - some clarifications

[Marek]

On Jan 28, 2008 1:27 AM, Dennis Schulmeister
<linux-audio-dev at windows3.de> wrote:
> > > Moreover, your goals sound odd for a lawyer without a client.  What free
> > > software developers to you currently represent?
> >
> > What does that matter? You mean someone should pay me for this?
>
> I understand that you're doing this not for a certain client but for
> free software developers and users in general. That's good.
>
> The question about your location seems valid though. Because as you have
> noticed most people who participated in that discussion share a somewhat
> different opinion of what it means to distribute free software.
> Especially if the software is an essential part of a hardware product.

I think a more valid question would be - are those people open source
developers?
Because if they are not and want to make business with GPLed software
as third parties  I can understand their fear. :)

Marek