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<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 08:33:05 -5</LI>
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On 4 Nov 98, James Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Nov 1998, ApplePiMan#aol,com wrote:
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> >PD assures availability and "free-ness" much more than LGPL or BSD. It
> >removes all restrictions on usage, and in doing so *ensures* anyone,
>
> sorry, you're missing the point here. PD makes it possible for a commercial
> entity to fork my code, by making some super modifications and not releasing
> them in source form. Then the free version of my code is killed by the
> commercial version. This is the central reason why people use Gnu-style
> licenses.
How many muds have been released under GNU?
Two that I know of, Mud++ and JMud.
Why isn't code forking a desireable trait for a mud servers?
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00755" HREF="msg00755.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Jo Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 10:48 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00770" HREF="msg00770.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Thu 05 Nov 1998, 01:22 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00750" HREF="msg00750.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
ApplePiMan <a href="mailto:ApplePiMan#aol,com">ApplePiMan#aol,com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 06:05 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00758" HREF="msg00758.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
James Wilson <a href="mailto:jwilson#rochester,rr.com">jwilson#rochester,rr.com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 12:32 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00760" HREF="msg00760.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 13:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00764" HREF="msg00764.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Darrin Hyrup <a href="mailto:shades#mythicgames,com">shades#mythicgames,com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 21:03 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00766" HREF="msg00766.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 22:23 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00768" HREF="msg00768.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 23:00 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00752" HREF="msg00752.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
ApplePiMan <a href="mailto:ApplePiMan#aol,com">ApplePiMan#aol,com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 06:31 GMT
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