Re: bsd license question

[Adam <suck@my-balls.com>]

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:09:56 -0500, Kurt B. Kaiser <kbk@shore.net> wrote:
>> So all this talk about how the GPL "protects" people from companies
>> buying open code and "locking it up" is just propaganda. It just can't
>> happen - the original code will be there for anyone to use, regardless
>> of license.
>
> Yes.  The original code will still be there.  But where will the
> leadership, knowledge, and momentum be?

The same place it would be if someone bought out a GPL project.
There is no difference, if you write some awesome GPL software, I can pay
you to develop it for me as a closed source project.  People who used
your GPL version are on their own.  Just like if you had used a BSD
license.

Adam