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

Austin,

[Quoted] 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 [Quoted] 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 - 23:05:39 CEST