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

Thanks Guys,

I'll take a look at the LGPL and the MPL as suggested.

Is it possible to just put the code out, without any specific license, if I just want it to be public domain? Is there any comeback if it causes a problem for someone?

thanks

Mark

"Austin Ziegler" <aziegler_at_the-wire.com> wrote in message news:Pine.GSU.4.05.10109022257060.11606-100000_at_psyche.the-wire.com...
> On Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Mark Rittman wrote:
> > 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!
>
> http://oracle.oreilly.com/utplsql/news/news.html has a mention that it's
> under the GPL.
>
> > 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.
>
> First, it's not "public domain;" second, it's IMO one of the worst of
> the available so-called "free" or open source licences. Far better to
> use the LGPL if you really insist upon spreading the FSF's
> socio-political vision, because at least at that point you're not
> buying into the FSF's useless and illogical restrictions.
>
> Better yet, consider something like the MPL or the equivalent.
>
> -f
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>
Received on Mon Sep 03 2001 - 03:23:58 CDT