[Gllug] Hypothetical GPL question

[Paul Brazier]

> I'll say it again. The GPL is not designed to restrict the author;
> it's a set of conditions the author can impose to grant others certain
> freedoms. If you want to release a program that's useful to others who
> want to modify and distribute it, of course you would release the
> information necessary to modify it; if not, why are you trying to use
> the GPL?

Didn't the Smoothwall thread touch on this - it sounds like egos might
have played a part here, where people agree with the basic philosophy of
releasing Free software except they also want to retain control over the
project.


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