18 Sep
2008
18 Sep
'08
1:56 p.m.
On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 07:31:58AM -0400, Dave Phillips wrote:
The licenses for Eisenkraut and FScape (both under the
GPL) are
restricted in similar fashion to LinuxSampler :
"please note that you are /not allowed/ to use this software if you are
a member of a military or pharmaceutical or governmental institution
(excluding public service in general and civil science/education). if
you have sympathies for bad governments (applies to most countries), you
should also opt to /not use/ this software. thank you."
WOW, this is very interesting!!! From the official FAQ about GNU
licenses:
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#NoMilitary
I'd like to license my code under the GPL, but I'd also like to make
it clear that it can't be used for military and/or commercial uses. Can
I do this?
No, because those two goals contradict each other. The GNU GPL is
designed specifically to prevent the addition of further restrictions.
GPLv3 allows a very limited set of them, in section 7, but any other
added restriction can be removed by the user.