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RE: Licensing of OpenSource code and eCos
- From: Iztok Zupet <iztok dot zupet at vsr dot si>
- To: Doug Fraser <dfraser at photuris dot com>
- Cc: eCos-discuss <ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: 30 Sep 2002 23:13:20 +0200
- Subject: RE: [ECOS] Licensing of OpenSource code and eCos
- References: <E2D27064CD59574F88D05AEF5728396D0158FF5A@PH01SRV02.photuris.com>
On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 22:51, Doug Fraser wrote:
> Many of the developers of code licensed under the GPL
> feel the same way. "I did this, and I am giving it away
> for free. You may use it, as long as you make no profit
> from it." I view that as a reasonable value system. It
> may not be true for all people in all cases, but it
> certainly has its time and place.
>
That kind of thinking would make the eCos purely academic, which after
all is not true with Linux or FreeBSD. They seem to have gained a good
commercial revenue, at least with outstanding networking. The support
and prebuilt although GPL-ed stuff is sold there. The prices reached can
be compared or even higher than the ones for Windows support.
iz
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