iPhone restricts users, GPLv3 frees them

[Ashley Aitken]

On 02/07/2007, at 6:53 PM, Anthony Morton wrote:

> I guess what I'm getting at is there's a continuum of control over  
> IP, with the closed shop at one end and the BSD anarchistic  
> approach at the other.  GPL is in the middle - it gives the  
> originator more control than other OSS licences, but less control  
> than with a closed-source approach.

Yes, Tony I agree.  GPL is often painted as being the extreme when,  
in reality, it is the middle ground.  Discussion of which is the  
"free-ist" often get confused in the use of the term free.

Anyway, these are just licenses, developers can choose to use them or  
not, and choose to use the code provided under them if they wish (and  
can) or not.

Cheers,
Ashley.

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