Re: Releasing an Oracle PL/SQL Web Toolkit application under the GPL

Austin,

I've just had some feedback from someone who points out that issuing the program under the GPL actually limits it's usefulness to other oracle developers. If this is the case, and given that I'm geniunely trying to put some code out to be of use to other people, what course of action should I follow?

Would you suggest actually not licensing it, just putting it out 'as is'? How do I do this without any comeback to myself incase the program causes problems for someone?

thanks

Mark

"Mark Rittman" <mark.rittman_at_orange.net> wrote in message news:9msv0m$10b$1_at_uranium.btinternet.com...
> Thanks Austin,
>
> I took a look at Steve's site and noted that it is released as Open
Source,
> but couldn't see if the license used was the GPL. From what I know about
the
> author's political views, though, I imagine this would be the case!
>
> Just as an aside, why did you say 'more's the pity' when mentionin the
GPL?
> It seems a good way of putting some useful code into the public domain.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>
> "Austin Ziegler" <aziegler_at_the-wire.com> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSU.4.05.10108311002280.18068-100000_at_psyche.the-wire.com...
> > On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Mark Rittman wrote:
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > I've developed a discussion board application that runs on the Oracle
> 8.1.7.
> > > Databaseand uses the Oracle PL/SQL toolkit and the Apache HTTP Server.
> I've
> > > had good feedback about it so far, and i'd like to release the
> sourcecode
> > > under the GPL.
> > >
> > > If you aren't aware of it, the GPL (more details at
> > > http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) basically allows redistribution
of
> the
> > > code, changes to be made to it, and so on (i.e. the program is Open
> Source),
> > > with no warranty or guarantee.
> > >
> > > Has anyone else done this? Can you release a program (a series of
> packages)
> > > via the GPL, where the system it depends upon (Oracle) is
closed-source,
> > > proprietary software? Or does its reliance on Oracle mean it cannot be
> free
> > > software?
> >
> > It can be GPLed, more's the pity. See Steve Feuerstein's excellent
utPLSQL
> > kit for an example.
> >
> > -f
> > --
> > austin ziegler * Ni bhionn an rath ach mar a mbionn an smacht
> > Toronto.ON.ca * (There is no Luck without Discipline)
> > -----------------* I speak for myself alone
> >
>
>
Received on Sun Sep 02 2001 - 16:05:39 CDT