[openbox] license change

Roman Neuhauser neuhauser at bellavista.cz
Mon May 19 13:12:49 EDT 2003


# ben at orodu.net / 2003-05-19 12:09:21 -0400:
> > BTW, what was the pressing reason to change the license?
> 
> Beacuse I don't agree with the BSD license, and because it limits linking
> with other GPL libs, and using code from other GPL apps. Also because it
> limits other GPL apps frmo benefitting from my code.

    One might say that it's not BSD license that's the limiting factor
    here, and that by going for GPL you become part of the problem
    instead of helping eliminate it.

    (TOC)

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