[s1mp3-dev] Licensing - (L)GPL x FreeBSD

[seventh guardian]

On 6/16/06, Legolas <legolas558 at email.it> wrote:
> seventh guardian ha scritto:
>
> >>>I believe the others should have their proportional vote.
> >>>
> >>I do not have any real comment but I felt the necessity to use the word
> >>"anarchy" in some way. Sorry but I don't believe it would be feasible :(
> >>
> >>
> >When I say "the others" I mean the other co-authors. If someone is
> >fundamentalist about some license, then don't work with other
> >fundamentalists from the other license :P
> >
> >I'm not fundamentalist, so I have no problem on choosing by vote count.
> >
> >
> Oh, me too.
>
> >
> >
> >>>Well, an API is just an API, so it shouldn't be licensed. The software
> >>>supporting the API would be licensed acordingly with the author(s)'s
> >>>will, and every one would be free to write their own version
> >>>(respecting the author's rights, of course.)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>I really hate people rewriting the same code. Code gets rewritten
> >>everyday, I would like to contribute limiting this behaviour if possible.
> >>"my wheel is GPL and my wheel is FreeBSD". It's always a wheel, please
> >>let's do not waste time...
> >>
> >>
> >Well, that's the rewritter's problem. I personally wouldn't rewrite
> >stuff because I don't agree with the license, but if someone wants to,
> >then it's their time...
> >
> >
> How fair would be to rewrite someone's else code *without* having seen
> the original one? It would be biased on concept...
>

Well, another reason not to :) it could be done if the rewriter only
knew the specifications and never looked at the code, but it's too
difficult to be done in this context :)

> --
>   Legolas
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> s1mp3-dev mailing list
> s1mp3-dev at s1mp3.org
> http://s1mp3.org/mailman/listinfo/s1mp3-dev_s1mp3.org
>