[darcs-users] OT: Freedom and copyrights [was: Open Source Hebrew Roots Bible]

[Juliusz Chroboczek]

> So, if he wants to ensure his new bible remains free, then he has to
> copyright it so he can Creative Commons it.

Sorry for the offtopic, but the formulation is biased.  Whether Ted
puts his work in the public domain or uses a ``copyleft'' license, the
work will remain free.

What a copyleft license (e.g. the GPL) prevents is integrating parts
of the work within a proprietary work.  Contrary to what some have
been brought to believe, your work is not any less free just because
parts of it have been used to improve proprietary software.

                                 Juliusz ``Libertarian Software'' Chroboczek