Re: luaprompt

[Marc Balmer <marc@...>]

Am 07.04.12 17:02, schrieb Miles Bader:
> Marc Balmer <marc@msys.ch> writes:
>>>> Puttin this under the GPL license makes it almost unusable.
>>>
>>> ... for anybody not using the GPL.
>>
>> ... which I think many Lua users are, at least thos embedding it into
>> commercial products (Adobe, Blizzard, etc)
> 
> Sure; for anybody who wants to see their code in the most widespread
> use -- especially for this sort of small utility library (which can be
> replicated easily enough) -- it's a good idea to follow the usual Lua
> practice and use a BSD license.
> 
> Still, there are people using the GPL, so there is an audience for a
> GPL'd library, although smaller.

I'd consider myself using the GPL if wanted my competition to be unable
to use my code.

To me, the GPL is a commercial weapon, not a license..  And I heard this
very argument from many commercial companies.  The wan't to ride the
open source hype, but they don't want their competitors to use their
software.  GPL to the rescue!