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

I understand your point of a missing compensation mechanism very well. And surely open-source developers would be thankful if they could get something back in return. Be it code or even money so they can make a living. But although compensation is in no way enforced or even assured it's already happening. On a voluntary basis. The problem I see is the very moment you add a compensation mechanism to the terms of the GPL (or any similar license terms) you make them less free. And this is the exact opposite of the motivation of a FOSS developer. Less freedom. There's a social background to the GPL out of the scope of legal terms and definitions. And that is what drives many people even if they don't get any reward at all. Yours sincerely, Dennis Schulmeister -- Dennis Schulmeister - Schifferstr. 1 - 76189 Karlsruhe - Germany Tel: +49 721/5978883 - Mob: +49 152/01994400 - eMail: dennis(a)windows3.de Now moved to the corridor: Hermes! (http://ncc-1701a.homelinux.net) (mostly German) http://www.windows3.de - http://www.denchris.de http://www.audiominds.com - http://www.motagator.net/bands/65 <GunPG KeyID: B8382C97>