Oh my word this is all so tiresome - rehashed, insoluble debate points surrounded in prose which is itself quite retentively picked apart to needlessly point score - in a discussion I'm sure 90% of the list would prefer not to be cluttering their inboxes. I can visit Slashdot for this no ?
Please... please.... more signal; less noise. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Crossland > Sent: 06 December 2007 11:30 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] Please release Perl on Rails as Free Software > > On 06/12/2007, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Personally I believe (as you seemed to agree) that code is > an art form > > I disagree totally. Code functions; it does stuff. There is a > craft to making code, and that can be compared to the craft > of making artwork, but artworks themselves do not function. > > > My position offers freedom without taking it away from others as > > people are free to not to buy Private-Eye, rap music or > weaponry, just > > as people were free not to buy a TIVO. > > But its illegal (software idea patent and dmca-style laws) to > make your own TiVO, and to make one and sell one. So you can > not buy a tivo, but you can't buy a free alternative. > > > To be blunt, I disagree that what TIVO did took any freedom > away from > > anyone, they just did something I didn't like, > > Generally, users of proprietary software have given up their freedom. > To say the company making the software took their freedom is > only valid when they are forced to use the software - such as > legal requirements to read documents in a format only > readable by proprietary office software. > > > my position is in fact more idealistic than that of the > FSF, and as a > > result GPLv3 is not (as claimed) more idealistic than > > GPLv2 but less so as it is more restrictive. > > Your ideals do not seem to include freedom for all users; > instead, power for developers. > > The point of the software freedom movement is that users and > developers should have the same degree of power over the > development of the software. > > -- > Regards, > Dave > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To > unsubscribe, please visit > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
