On Sat, 6 May 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Why should I not have the right to decide whether or not to publish the
> > source code to my own software, simply because it depends on someone
> > else's? If I write Windows software, depending on Microsoft's proprietary
> > software, MS do not impose restrictions on how I license MY code; why
>
> Actually they do provide restrictions on the code you depend upon. Try
> shipping free copies of windows since this is needed with your program
> and you will find yourself in court. You have a right to do as you
> will with code you right but when you draw code from others you must
> honour their rights as they must honour yours.
Yes, they impose conditions on THEIR code. They do not impose conditions
on MY code through it. That's my point.
James.
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