After takin' a swig o' grog, Doug Mentohl belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> "I am personally fairly pragmatic, so I value things working well
> together?heterogeneous systems, hybrid licensing, multiple development
> models.
>
> I think the GPL is designed toward exclusivity rather than
> heterogeneity. That produces challenges in how we approach it."
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cawy2b
> http://www.sdtimes.com/SAM_RAMJI_GPL_IS_CHALLENGING_FOR_MICROSOFT/About_GPL_and_MICROSOFT_and_OPENSOURCE/33224
A laffer worthy of DFS and Hadron.
Yeah, the GPL is exclusive. That's why GPL'ed software is widely
distributed on Solaris, BSD, Windows, and Linux system.
--
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it
were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
-- H. L. Mencken
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