[CentOS] k3b -> cddb doesn't work

wwp subscript at free.fr
Wed Aug 21 16:21:24 UTC 2013


Hello Joerg,


On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:09:10 +0200 Joerg Schilling <Joerg.Schilling at fokus.fraunhofer.de> wrote:

> Marko Vojinovic <vvmarko at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > So if you want your software to be used by the majority of Linux
> > distros without license-related hiccups, you can always just re-license
> > it to GPL and everyone will be happy.
> 
> 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.
> 
> > software as you see fit, they equally have the right to not like your
> > license and to boycott your software because of it.
> 
> Democracy is that the doers and this are software authors decide about the 
> license. Distros are just users of the software and have to accept the license 
> and as long as the license is doubtless OSS compliant, I see no reason why a 
> distro should complain.

Exactly! Agree or disagree, but act consequently (and obey to
licenses/laws or..). Thanks a bunch for the software you brought to us
sinces years, Jörg.


Regards,

-- 
wwp
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