Re: GPL version 4

2008-12-16 Thread cpghost
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 08:38:35AM -0500, Richard M Stallman wrote: I don't think it is that bad - the intent is for the software to be freely available for *people* to use. It is actually about our freedom. You have it right. Copyleft licenses defend freedom for all users by

Re: GPL version 4

2008-12-15 Thread Richard M Stallman
I don't think it is that bad - the intent is for the software to be freely available for *people* to use. It is actually about our freedom. You have it right. Copyleft licenses defend freedom for all users by stopping middlemen from stripping it away. We have no plans for a version 4

Re: GPL version 4

2008-12-15 Thread Chad Perrin
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 08:38:35AM -0500, Richard M Stallman wrote: I don't think it is that bad - the intent is for the software to be freely available for *people* to use. It is actually about our freedom. You have it right. Copyleft licenses defend freedom for all users by

Re: GPL version 4

2008-12-14 Thread Mark Kirkwood
valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:31:15 +0800, Morton Harrow said: I see with pain in my heart that the GPLv3 doesn't actually give the users of GPLv3 software the liberty and freedom the FSF has been fighting for. Instead they are forced to play by the strict set of

Re: GPL version 4

2008-12-14 Thread Mark Kirkwood
Marco Peereboom wrote: All this GPL blah blah is a huge waste of time. It comes down to this; nearly everyone on this list thinks that the GPL is criminally stupid so stop trying to convince people here that it does not suck dog ass. Lets not have this retarded debate again, *we* know *you*

Re: GPL version 4

2008-12-14 Thread Damien Miller
moving m...@openbsd.org to Bcc Please do not post discussions of GPL politics to OpenBSD mailing lists. You know we have different views, so cross-posting is pure trolling. -d On Mon, 15 Dec 2008, Mark Kirkwood wrote: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:31:15 +0800, Morton

Re: GPL version 4

2008-12-14 Thread bofh
Please. The GPL v4 mail was started by a troll. I am surprised that anyone from the linux camp was taken in and keeps feeding the troll. There's no GPL v4 (yet) and anyone who thinks there is, is a moron. Now, can we leave a dead thread dead? Zombies should be exterminated on sight.

Re: GPL version 4

2008-12-14 Thread Chad Perrin
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:12:40AM +1300, Mark Kirkwood wrote: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:31:15 +0800, Morton Harrow said: I see with pain in my heart that the GPLv3 doesn't actually give the users of GPLv3 software the liberty and freedom the FSF has been