Re: FN-FORUM: Best Blog stuff?

date posted 19th January 2006 11:20

On Thursday 19 Jan 2006 1:24 am, Lee Fogarty wrote:

I didn't mean to offend. I was merely observing that your arguments
against using (a) open-source (b) off-the-shelf packages came in two=20
varieties: (a) arguments against open-source and (b) arguments against=20
off-the-shelf. And then I pointed out that your (a) arguments seemed=20
to be contradicted by your own use of open-source, and that your (b)
arguments applied to all ready-rolled blogging / CMS packages, regardless
of licence. FWIW I think some of your (b) points are valid.

> Thirdly, you are showing your own ignorance of the subject by putting P=
HP &
> MySQL in the same category (license wise) as phpBB & other off the shel=
f

They *are* broadly in the same category. I mentioned PHP and MySQL=20
because of your own (a) arguments.

> web packages. I can't believe you actually said ' What sort of license
> these are released under is irrelevant.'

Yes, if you are discussing whether or not to use off-the-shelf packages.

> You could find yourself installing something you believe to be
> open source, when it is actually copyrighted.

Without copyright, the GPL wouldn't work. It's not an either / or.

JOOI do you actually know of any licence which attempts to make=20
you hand over custom code? (When you are not otherwise=20
distributing it, of course).

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