[Haskell-cafe] Hmm, what license to use?

Thomas Davie tom.davie at gmail.com
Fri Sep 26 06:32:29 EDT 2008


On 26 Sep 2008, at 12:28, Dougal Stanton wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Thomas Davie <tom.davie at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Should you decide not to give someone something based on the fact  
>> that you
>> either don't like them, or don't like what they'll do with the  
>> thing you
>> give them.
>
> That rather depends what you intend to give, doesn't it? :-)
>
> Though the analogy is inapt, because the GPL *doesn't* prevent use of
> software for "things you don't like":
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#NoMilitary

Sure it does -- it prevents the use of software for things that are  
closed source.

Bob


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