Re: Why is Fedora not a Free GNU/Linux distributions?

Sure, there is one, and that's exactly it. The LGPL is
one example of a
license that protects the code while permitting the
creation of derived
works with mixed components. The CPL is another. There
are several
more listed at opensource.org. The MySQL open-source
exception to the
GPL is another workable alternative (at least for the case
where all
components are free[1]).

Excellent, OpenOffice is released under the LGPL, with the L becoming Lesser GPL, which does not restrict the sharing of code. Can Linux be released under the LGPL? at least to allow the the mixing and sharing of code that is restricted by the real GPL.

If only we had control of all the pieces and could specify
the
licenses...

When we try to take free software components from other
sources with
different (even free!) licenses and combine them to create
new free
works, we are often stymied by the failure of the GPL to
permit the
distribution of the result. And it is not always possible
(and almost
never easy) to resolve the conflicts.

[1] I think it also could be useful to be able to combine
free and
proprietary software to create new works.

--
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs

I agree with [1] here. I believe Les agrees with you here as well :)

Regards,

Antonio




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