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From: Henning K. P. <Hen...@fo...> - 2003-10-14 06:27:03
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I=20truly=20believe=20you=20are=20all=20wrong=20in=20this=20case=20-=20mod= ifying=20and=20*KEEPING* a=20program=20based=20on=20the=20GPL=20is=20not=20against=20either=20the=20= spirit=20or=20the factual=20content=20of=20the=20GPL. However,=20including=20GPL'ed=20code=20in=20a=20proprietary=20system=20tha= t=20is distributed=20to=20other=20parties,=20without=20attaching=20-=20and=20abid= ing=20by,=20the GPL,=20would=20constitute=20a=20breach=20of=20the=20terms=20of=20the=20lic= ense. Hence,=20modifying=20the=20BookmarkSync=20server=20code=20and=20keeping=20= it=20to yourself,=20is=20clearly=20not=20against=20the=20GPL.=20This=20includes=20= running=20it=20on your=20own=20web=20server. But=20in=20principle,=20I=20agree=20with=20most=20people=20who=20have=20co= mmented=20-=20it's=20in the=20spirit=20of=20the=20Open=20Source=20community=20to=20give=20back=20-= =20but=20I=20don't believe=202Go=20are=20required=20to,=20in=20this=20case. Now,=20where=20is=20that=20ASP.NET/Asp=20and=20MS/SQL=20version=20of=20the= =20server=20code=20so I=20can=20get=20cracking=20on=20this=20:) Regards, Henning=20Pedersen -----Original=20Message----- From:=20b...@li... [mailto:boo...@li...]=20On=20Behalf=20Of= Paul=20Thompson Sent:=20Tuesday,=20October=2014,=202003=201:16=20AM To:=20b...@li... Subject:=20Re:=20[BMSYNC-USERS]=20new=20"My=20Bookmarks"=20page=20at=202Go= Sounds=20simple=20to=20me=20-=20we=20simply=20implement=20our=20own=20vers= ion=20of=20this=20 feature=20in=20the=20official=20version=20of=20BookmarkSync.=20And=20then,= =20when=20the=202Go=20 people=20need=20help,=20we=20be=20nice=20and=20give=20it=20to=20them,=20an= d=20they=20will=20 eventually=20realize=20it=20doesn't=20pay=20to=20be=20jerks. Or=20we=20will=20just=20pass=20them=20up=20with=20the=20coolness=20of=20th= e=20Open=20Source=20 bookmarksync.=20There=20is=20no=20way=20that=20their=20team=20of=20program= mers=20are=20going=20 to=20be=20able=20to=20surpass=20what=20a=20community=20of=20developers=20w= ill=20accomplish. To=20the=20people=20of=202Go=20-=20thank=20you=20for=20using=20BookmarkSyn= c.=20However,=20you=20 would=20be=20wise=20to=20realize=20that=20you=20will=20gain=20nothing=20lo= ng=20term=20by=20keeping your=20changes=20proprietary.=20In=20fact,=20you=20have=20much=20to=20lose= =20by=20the=20bad=20 press=20generated=20by=20lack=20of=20cooperation=20with=20the=20Open=20Sou= rce=20world.=20Think hard=20about=20this. Paul=20Thompson cap...@sq... Steffen=20Siebert=20wrote: >>Yes!=20 >>I=20asked=20it=20too=20(because=20the=20GPL)=20but=20the=20answer=20was=20= >>No.=20 >> >>This=20software=20is=20released=20as=20GPL,=20so=20it=20should=20be=20us= ed=20 >>that=20way.=20 >>=20=20=20=20 >> > >The=20GPL=20states,=20that=20you=20have=20to=20provide=20the=20source=20i= f=20you=20publish=20or=20 >distribute=20GPL=20licensed=20code.=20I=20doubt=20that=20running=20GPLed=20= php=20code=20on=20a=20 >server=20counts=20as=20publishing=20or=20distributing,=20but=20I=20might=20= be=20wrong.=20 > >Ciao,=20 >=20=20Steffen=20 > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This=20SF.net=20email=20is=20sponsored=20by:=20SF.net=20Giveback=20Progra= m. >SourceForge.net=20hosts=20over=2070,000=20Open=20Source=20Projects. >See=20the=20people=20who=20have=20HELPED=20US=20provide=20better=20servic= es: >Click=20here:=20http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php >_______________________________________________ >bookmarksync-users=20mailing=20list >boo...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bookmarksync-users >=20=20 > ------------------------------------------------------- This=20SF.net=20email=20is=20sponsored=20by:=20SF.net=20Giveback=20Program= . SourceForge.net=20hosts=20over=2070,000=20Open=20Source=20Projects. See=20the=20people=20who=20have=20HELPED=20US=20provide=20better=20service= s: Click=20here:=20http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ bookmarksync-users=20mailing=20list boo...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bookmarksync-users ________________________________________________________________________ Forbrukerkraft=20VIRUSSCAN=20:=20No=20Viruses=20Found |