'GPL encumbrance problems'

[Mike McCarty]

Paul Howarth wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-01-17 at 18:27 -0800, jdow wrote:
> 
>>From: "Mike McCarty" <mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net>
>>
>>>No, GPL forces one to open everything.
>>
>>Not true. It forces you to open everything that uses ANYTHING that is
>>itself GPL contaminated and not purely your own work. (You can dual
>>license your own work.)
> 
> 
> I don't see what the big deal is with the GPL "encumbrance". It's just
> like any other license - if you can't live with its terms, just don't
> incorporate software licensed by it into your own work.

That's all anyone here said.

Why is it that any time someone says "I don't like [L]GPL, so I don't 
use libraries distributed under it" the villagers rise up with torches,
storm the tower, and angrily shout "If you don't like it, then just
don't USE it!"

[snip torch bearing villager]

Mike
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