[gobolinux-devel] Licensing

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On 4/16/08, Jorgen Schaefer <forcer at forcix.cx> wrote:
>
>  You are confusing that with the argument that the GPL does not
>  allow you to make your code non-free - i.e. it does not allow you
>  to modify the code and just distribute it in binary form without
>  available source code, giving others less freedom than you had
>  when you received the program.

but that is actually what i am referring too.
i cant include GPL software in my program unless i make my program
open source. and for me that is restrective because thousands of
companies produce propriatery software, i am not in the position in my
company to release the software as open source, and in fact, being a
small company if a larger company did have the code we would be
completely sunk. now i cannot use any GPL software in the program but
i can use LGPL or BSD or MIT software because then i only need make
that specific portion of the program open source.

so i still stand that GPL is less free and restrictive, and inface
counter productive.