Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again) To : comp.programming From : Randy Howard Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 05:04 pm Arthur J. O'Dwyer wrote (in article ): >> What probably makes more sense is a company saying they would >> put source code in escrow somehow, in the event that they should >> fold, or completely discontinue to the product line. However, >> if they continue to sell the product at newer versions, that you >> are not willing to upgrade to over time, that's your problem. > > Or they could just not release the source code at all. If you're going > to screw over your customers, why do things halfway? If you want to run commercial software vendors out of business, just come out and say so directly. If what you propose happened, the most likely result would be that those that actually /want/ the latest version with all the goodies instead of just grabbing a free version and compiling it themselves would wind up getting hosed, because the company wouldn't be around anymore. -- Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR) .