28 Jan
2008
28 Jan
'08
12:12 a.m.
Hi,
On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 04:51:34AM +0100, Marek wrote:
Besides the term "Commercial interest" means
that the copyright holders are
also included.
By releasing software under the terms of the GPL, authors give others the right
to distribute their software for a fee without any compensation. Surely, you
recognize this.
Why would you want commercial interest in your
software if you don't get
anything for it, no money, no code. Maybe there are motivations besides this,
i dont know of any.
This makes me wonder how well you understand open-source developers. You are,
after all, a lawyer, not a software developer. It does not surprise me in the
least that you can't imagine any motivation for publishing software beyond
financial compensation.
-Forest
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