Re: Binary Differencer/Patcher for OS X?
Re: Binary Differencer/Patcher for OS X?
- Subject: Re: Binary Differencer/Patcher for OS X?
- From: ryan <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 23:25:25 -0700
On 4/10/03 7:08 PM, "Chris Hanson" <email@hidden> wrote:
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What you
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can't do is make the GPL'd code proprietary.
It's worth pointing out the only thing GPL prevents people from doing is
taking a GPL product, extending it, and distributing the new application
without releasing the improvements. It prevents the "theft" of code by
corporate and other interests.
The GPL license only ensures that you provide the source code ONLY to the
people you distribute the binaries to. Ie: you could extend a GPL project
in house, use it in house, never distribute it out of your company, use the
derivative product to make millions or trillions, and you're 100% in the
clear.
GPL is about making sure that code/intellectual property doesn't get
swallowed up in a 'land grab' by corporate power houses.
Say what you want about RMS, in many ways he's quite visionary.
Regards,
-ryan
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