Change for Caldera OpenLinux Workstation

Lutz Horn lh at lutz-horn.de
Fri Jun 29 19:31:09 UTC 2001


Hi Jeff,

* Jeff Davies <jeff at llandre.freeserve.co.uk> [20010629 11:27 -0400]:
> Apache license, like BSD, is not as "free" as GPL since it doesn't
> prevent someone enhancing a peice of code, and keeping the
> "enhancements".

The Apache license is a free software license. It is not a copyleft
license which allows the "enhancements" you describe. Following
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html it is not even
compatible with the GNU GPL.

Regards
Lutz
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Lutz Horn <lh at lutz-horn.de>
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