[Bf-committers] extension clause

Dahlia Trimble dahliatrimble at gmail.com
Mon Nov 22 23:48:35 CET 2010


The GPL is not an exclusive license. Developers are free to publish their
works under multiple licenses if they own the copyright outright.

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Martin Poirier <theeth at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> --- On Mon, 11/22/10, Doug Ollivier <doug at flipdesign.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > A reply to the list in general,
> > People have wanted real world cases:
> >
> > The following is an example of where the GPL is being used
> > to actively
> > limit commercial use of a PHP add-on class.
> >
> > http://www.interpid.eu/component/content/article/47
> >
> > Note that the GPL version is available to the general
> > public, but to use
> > it in business, you need to purchase a separate license so
> > that your own
> > code doesn't become GPL
> > Very clever business model, but it highlights the issue
> > well!
>
> That is actually against the terms of the GPL. They cannot restrict usage
> like this.
>
> If that is what they want to do with their license, it is not GPL
> compatible and the FSF should send them a strongly worded leter.
>
> Martin
>
>
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