Re: Re: [HACKERS] My new job

On 13 Oct 2000, Gunnar R|nning wrote:

> "Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com> writes:
>
> > May bad... sometimes it is too easy assuming everything open source is GPL.
> >
>
> > > > correct?, so it can't really be proprietised unless they make an add-on
>
> Of course both lincenses can be the basis of propriatery efforts(GPL and
> Apache(BSD style licenses). My company used to  prefere investing in GPL SW
> because of the lack of the adv. clause.
This is sort of a red herring. BSD style is just that, BSD style. _most_
BSD-style licenses (and _the_ BSD license of Regents of UC) removed the
'obnoxious advertising' clause.

There are other reasons to prefer BSD-style over GPL, but this isn't one.