ABOUT OPEN SOURCE
and why you should GPL your software
FROM SOURCE CODE TO BINARY
When you package and compile your software…
function MyPurpose (txt) { ... some code...}
⇒
… human readable source code
becomes human unreadable binary code.
Not a one way ticket but
When you reverse engineer software…
⇒
… human unreadable binary code
becomes source code that's hard to read.
Open source
means that you get access to both
function MyPurpose (txt) { ... some code...}
+
source code and (maybe self-compiled) binaries.
Further rights
What you are allowed to do.
GPL
Do as you please but remain GPL'ed
(meaning: stay open source).
BSD
Do as you please only keep a textfile
saying where the software came from.
Why choose GPL?
1. Because you get mentioned
2. Because of freedom
You get mentioned because
companies like to keep their products closed source.
Thus they have to ask you for a special license agreement.
If you do open source, you’re my hero and I support you. If you’re a corporation, let’s talk business.
It's about freedom because
with GPL styled licenses you can
strike a balance between:
1. Your own financial interests and
2. The idealistic goal of advancing a world
further apart from the laws of the