[CentOS] k3b -> cddb doesn't work
Joerg Schilling
Joerg.Schilling at fokus.fraunhofer.de
Wed Aug 21 16:42:47 UTC 2013
Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:
> > You seem to be missinformed: When cdrtools have been 100% GPL, it was attacked
> > by Debian _because_ it was 100% GPL and because the GPL is a frequently
> > missinterpreted license.
> >
> > ...so I decided to choose a less problematic license than the GPL.
>
> The GPL is designed to restrict distribution of combinations of things
> that are not all-GPL if any component is GPL. So any other license is
> equally problematic as long as GPL components might exist. The 'less
> problematic' solution is dual licensing like perl uses unless you want
> to apply restrictions one way or the other.
I was attacked by Debian _for_ using the GPL and it seems that you did not help
at that time. I will not use a license again after I was attacked _because_ I
used this specific license.
The GPL is discouraged by Debian...
You should think aboiut why you did not help to defend the GPL in 2005.
Jörg
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