Re: [Xmpppy-devel] xmpppy, say hello world

[Luis M. <lui...@ne...>]

On Tuesday 20 January 2004 03:16, Alexey Nezhdanov wrote:

> :)) Never buyed a car. But I know how the new computer smells... It's=20
> amasing.

Indeed. I also like the smell of new leather-like sofas :)

> Try JAJC. It is well designed and well written client with proprietary
> license. It is copied free but non-free since no source code comes with i=
t.

Yes, it's a nice program. But it doesn't run on linux and it's not free. So=
=20
it's not particularly tempting, as there are other programs of the same=20
quality.

> Do not sure. I have not ever read LGPL :) If you will found that this is
> illegal - leave me a note - I will replace all jabberpy code with mine.
> But I am think that it is legal. Free license (LGPL) allows derived
> products to be less free than itself. I will be very surprised if it
> prevents the over case - where the derived product is more free (GPL).

You seem to be right indeed:

"""3. You may opt to apply the terms of the ordinary GNU General Public=20
License instead of this License to a given copy of the Library. To do this,=
=20
you must alter all the notices that refer to this License, so that they ref=
er=20
to the ordinary GNU General Public License, version 2, instead of to this=20
License. (If a newer version than version 2 of the ordinary GNU General=20
Public License has appeared, then you can specify that version instead if y=
ou=20
wish.) Do not make any other change in these notices.=20

Once this change is made in a given copy, it is irreversible for that copy,=
 so=20
the ordinary GNU General Public License applies to all subsequent copies an=
d=20
derivative works made from that copy."""

So let's hope xmpppy bolsters a lot of high grade GPL programs. Let's hope=
=20
such programs are so good that no proprietary program could ever even start=
=20
to tempt us! :)

As someone else would say, Jabber on!

=2D-=20
Lu=EDs Marques