From: "Christer O. Andersson" <christer at
a-son.net>
On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 11:42:13AM +0000, Jules Richardson wrote:
care about having source. The only people it
would seem to affect are those
who wanted to take Dave's code, modify it, and release it as though it were
all their own work - and I doubt anyone on this list would be happy with
someone who did that.
You don't get it - that's exactly what GPL protects against.
Hi Again
Maybe that isn't important to him. He might have other
reasons to not use GPL. I've never used it and don't ever expect
to. I see no reason that any of the code that I've published
can't be used by anyone for whatever reason they like. I
know that some bits and pieces have made it into commercial
software. That is OK with me. They can copy the entire thing
if they like.
Dave has his reasons for how he is doing this. The fact that
he doesn't have the software source available does little to
diminish the work that he has done. He is in the process of
developing his code and has stated that he would not like
to release it right now. I'd feel the same myself, even if
I later planned release it to public domain.
As for project help during developement, I've tried it
twice myself. In both cases, the help that was promised
never completed. I'm not mad about it but I realize that
I could have completed it faster on my own. I may try
it again in the future but like a lot of things. Offers
of help are just that, offers. I have not completed some help
projects for others myself. I know why but that doesn't
change the facts.
IMHO
Dwight