Hi Carsten, dedicatedcomputer.ca/test Please examine the license terms on riscv_pal.h If I supply this file it doesn't mean I give up my rights under this license. Sometimes this freeness is not always on equal terms. Some will take advantage.
Again this is meant a friendly exchange of thoughts, Regards, John S On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM Carsten Strotmann via Amforth-devel < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi John, > > On 10 Feb 2026, at 19:59, John Sarabacha wrote: > > > Hi Carsten, > > Question now is can riscv_pal.h with its licensing be > > embodied in a AmForth work which is GPLv3? > > I haven't seen the code, as you did not provided a download link to the > code. > > I can only speculate how riscv_pal.h is related to amForth. > > > Is riscv_pal.h forced to be GPLv3 also, my licensing no longer applies? > > My view: if riscv_pal.h is being used within amForth, it will be GPLv3 > licensed and other (more permissive or more restrictive) licensing will not > apply. > > > Who is benefiting here, lawyers (they have enough money) or developers? > > Developers are benefiting. No doubt. I work in the space of what is called > "open source software" since 1988, and I've seen some cases where companies > have exploited permissive software licensing (MIT, BSD, ISC), making a lot > of money with products and sharing neither code, nor money nor maintenance > work with the original developer(s). > > These developers have switched the licenses of their code from permissive > licensing to copyleft licensing. > > Examples are the products of ISC (BIND 9, Kea-DHCP). > > amForth is GPLv3 licensed, we all should respect that. > > > I don't mind sharing, it's the being forced to share I have an issue > with. > > You are not forced to share. It is your choice to use amForth, nobody > forces you. If you choose amForth, it is because you get something for > free. If you get something for free, you should be willing to share on the > same terms. > > Taking something for free and not sharing back is unethical, in my view. > > > When you do that you lose the freedom of expression (even if it is in > > software). > > > > You always have the choice to not touch any GPL licensed software. But if > you choose to use GPL license software (like amForth), you must play by the > rules of that license. > > The license situation of amForth is clear, I will not continue to discus > this issue further. > > Carsten > > > _______________________________________________ > Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amforth.sf.net/ > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amforth-devel > _______________________________________________ Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amforth.sf.net/ [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amforth-devel
