aaron.. the fact is, you do!!!!! have linux kernels developed by people who weren't being paid... the cruz of the GPL is that if you want to use work under the GPL license, and you wnat to make the work available to the public.. then you give the next person the rights to do the same thing you're doing.. which is why you have to allow access to the source code at no additional charge... but you're completely free to create your own license, and to create your own software under that license... the GPL is something that's actually quite unique and somewhat difficult for some to abide by/get their hands around.. it basically lets ideas/code be free.. at least under the license... but i can easily create an app that uses mysql. and sell the app without having to release my source code to the app.. if i recall, what i do have to release is any code that directly ties into mysql. simply using mysql doesn't in and of itself require me to need to release my code for my app... but then you also need/should consult someone with a good understanding of the different licensing types running around to figure out what license would be best for your given app... and yes.. there are some open source apps with certain licenses that are too restrictive for alot of people to use to code/app... have fun!! -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Aaron Konstam Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 6:58 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: FC4 or FC5 On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 14:35 +0930, Tim wrote: > On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 15:54 -0700, jdow wrote: > > Note that there is nothing WRONG with it being a hobby or with > > hobbies in general. But to take it more seriously than you might > > take a model railroad or a hand made remote controlled B-52 model > > with real jet engines and all is silly. > > There are different computer systems around, some more geared towards > only being profitable towards larger corporations, others not. If you > want to make money from a product, you have to be sensible about which > product you work with. This is no different than any other industry. > > You can't demand that you must be able to make money from something just > because you want to. Heck, I can learn how to make soap, but I couldn't > possibly compete with Lux or Palmolive, on a backyard creator scale. > > -- > (Currently running FC4, in case that's important to the thread) > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. > I read messages from the public lists. No, but if I put serveral man months into producing a new software product and I am not singularly wealthy I might want to feed my family and get soem money back for selling my output . A GPL licence does not allow me to od that. Would we have linux kernels if there wasn't a company willing to pay Linux kernel developers to do that job without demanding that revenue be realized from their work. -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
