<br><br><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>I think generally we're of the opinion that it would be best if Sword<br>
remained free software--and that includes both the library and the<br>frontends, as well as some of the Sword-related tools.</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
We want our software to be used, both by developers and end-users. But<br>we don't want our years of work to be adopted by developers who just<br>want to make a buck off of our work without any compensation. By using<br>
the GPL, developers have to repay us in kind by giving us the same<br>rights to their work as they give to us. As a result, when we want to<br>extend their work, we can. When they retire from development, their<br>projects can continue to be developed, etc.
</blockquote><div><br>Cool, I see your point. I'm not trying to advocate a change, just wondering the reasoning behind the license. Thanks for the Info and keep up the good work.<br><br>Keith Preston<br><br></div></div>
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