in news:40e45cdc$1@news.povray.org Ross wrote:

> (hypothetically) you are the developer of a GPL'd library I want to
> use. that is good enough for me to abide by your liscense choice. 

For distributing a modified version of this library, yes. For using a 
library in a program, no. Think POV-Ray and a hypotheticla GPL'd png-
lib.

> so do you use GPL'd software? or do you avoid it like the Plague? i'm
> just curious how deep your feelings go.

Why should I compromise my own freedom, as long as it is software that 
does not make me put its output under GPL I use it.
 
> personally, i believe that if someone is going to make money off work
> I did, then I should get a little something in return, credit
> atleast.

That's personal indeed. For things "POV-Ray related" I couldn't care 
less what anybody does with the code I publish. Just seeing people use 
some of my includes gives me satisfaction enough, getting credit, or 
even money for it dos not make that satisfaction any bigger.
I have no problem with giving credit when using someone else's code, 
it's just a matter of politeness.

> Maybe my feelings are based in a subconcious desire for appreciation.
> However, it seems that people would be tempted to abuse things found
> in the public domain that aren't well known. By abuse, i mean
> repackage them surreptitiously for personal gain.

You can't abuse Public Domain :)

Ingo

p.s. Luckyly some people in France were wise enough to buy the 
photography patents and make them Public Domain. Sadly a highly 
intelligent american inventor was stupid enough to patent every possible 
aspect of his companies inventions, it is in very rough waters now.

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