On Saturday, December 14, 2013 5:56:35 AM Aimee Maree wrote:
> GPL was created to maintain freedom of users and developers I have run and
> been apart of many successful GPL projects. It protects developers it
> means that company X can't take your script put it into I don't know the
> bank if America and then not give you any credit or money. GPL is the best
> defence we have to protect positive code that we don't want mister X or Y
> to make a profit from... I can explain legalities across jurisdictions etc
> if you want but I think the above explains why it is a good choice.

No, you have the GPL and free software entirely wrong. The GPL in fact
*protects* the right of the Bank of America to incorporate the code into their
stuff without giving you any money (or notable credit). It also guarantees
that anyone can make a profit off the code.

Free software and the GPL were designed to prevent someone from adding
*restrictions* (including restrictions like the "non-commercial" one you seem
to want).

Luke