From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93721BC88 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:09:56 +0100 (CET) Received: from pauillac.inria.fr (pauillac.inria.fr [128.93.11.35]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j0V99uIN008902 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:09:56 +0100 Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id KAA22958 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:09:55 +0100 (MET) Received: from smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.181]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j0V99r5B008896 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:09:54 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.200] (ppp212-197.lns2.syd3.internode.on.net [203.122.212.197]) by smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j0V99j0G026004; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:39:45 +1030 (CST) Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml license - why not GPL? From: skaller Reply-To: skaller@users.sourceforge.net To: Sven Luther Cc: Alex Baretta , Ocaml In-Reply-To: <20050131075923.GE19902@pegasos> References: <20050128164744.GG13718@osiris.uid0.sk> <20050129.150538.78035843.garrigue@math.nagoya-u.ac.jp> <20050130062235.GC32348@pegasos> <20050131.095711.27629180.garrigue@math.nagoya-u.ac.jp> <41FDD853.5090801@barettadeit.com> <20050131073813.GC19902@pegasos> <41FDE282.7040709@barettadeit.com> <20050131075923.GE19902@pegasos> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1107162584.23363.78.camel@pelican.wigram> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-4) Date: 31 Jan 2005 20:09:45 +1100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 41FDF5E4.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 41FDF5E1.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; caml-list:01 ocaml:01 gpl:01 sourceforge:01 sven:01 luther:01 wrote:01 gpl:01 afaik:01 glebe:01 ...:98 persuasion:98 061:98 nsw:01 snail:02 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Level: On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 18:59, Sven Luther wrote: > > but in order to be able to build a thriving business I must make sure > > that Xavier et al. won't meet me with a team of Dobermans to settle > > copyright issues... > > I will not speak for Xavier et al. here, but i seriously doubt this is going > to happen anytime soon. LOL! I think the problem is more difficult. Neither FSF nor INRIA is likely to chase Alex with Dobermans. The problem will be that the situation throws doubt on claims of ownership or authority to licence, and that doubt may be an impediement to Alex in selling his company's services or products. It makes no difference if the doubts are well founded or not: the issue is with the perceptions and biases of potential clients. After all the GPL has been very effective through the combined power of persuasion backed up with a threat, without the threat ever having been carried out (AFAIK). -- John Skaller, mailto:skaller@users.sf.net voice: 061-2-9660-0850, snail: PO BOX 401 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia Checkout the Felix programming language http://felix.sf.net