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From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: GPL
Date: 12 Feb 1997 15:56:54 GMT
Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI
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In article <L3U8y0gTz/TM091yn@ibm.net>,
Mouth of the South <mouth@ibm.net> wrote:
> In article <5cokgi$alm@web.nmti.com>, peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) wrote:
> >This doesn't address the question at hand, though, which is whether
> >the GPL is a "good thing" in a public policy sense, either in intent
> >(that's the Loyal Rebel Programmers versus the Evil Software Hoarders
> Bullseye.
> >or practice (that's the Does the BSD Copyright or the GPL work better
> >in practice for promoting the unimpeded use of software).
> Although JD claims that GPL is seductive, it is actually BSD that is
> seductive, luring unsuspecting programmers to write code for an OS that
> appears to have technical superiority, while in fact is licensed in a
> manner which chokes its potential growth.
Ah yes. Of course. The editorials by RMS flaming over the way the Evil
Software Hoarders are abusing Linux are beside the point, right?
> BSD appeals to the Evil Software Hoarders because they like to keep
> their derivative code a deep, dark secret so that, at least in their
> own minds, they can make pots of money selling their little secrets.
Right, that's why we provide access to the CVS tree so anyone can see
all our little secrets. It's reverse psychology or something.
I really ought to add something about that to the FreeBSD FAQ, except
it's not really a Frequently Asked Question, more of a Frequently Asserted
Calumny.
Later dude.
--
The Reverend Peter da Silva, ULC, COQO, BOFH.
Har du kramat din varg, idag? `-_-'