[ale] Time to stir the pot

[Lightner, Jeff]

To the suggestion of FOSS over GNU – I can only say FOSS GNU! :p






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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kinney
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 8:51 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Time to stir the pot


The hole that lets the actual code stay in house while serving data that uses that code to non-in-house users, I.e. google.
On Jan 5, 2012 8:19 AM, "Michael Trausch" <mike at trausch.us<mailto:mike at trausch.us>> wrote:
On 01/05/2012 07:41 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Yes but internal use is parallel to personal use which is paramount to
> gnu gpl philosophy.  V3 closes the hole that google exploits along with
> other service providors. It's a Good Thing.

Which hole is that?

The only thing that I can think of is the AGPL, which requires that if
you provide service over the network you must also convey source code.
That's fine, but like all of the other GPL licenses, it is a
double-edged sword.  The AGPL can be really awesome or really awful,
depending on your point of view...

       --- Mike

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than he could before, if he is sincere about it and has common sense.
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