Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote: > > > > > "More Developers" (either "Free Software" or "Open Source") == "More > > > Contributions" > > > > No, seriously. Linus is disputing the equation above, dismissing my > > various attempts to show it to him, whenever it appears in teh context > > of tivoization, apparently because it doesn't match his moral belief > > that tivoization ought to be permitted on his moral grounds. > > No. Linus is not AT ALL disputing the equation above. > > But you are too f*cking stupid to admit that I *accepted* the > > - "More developers" == "More contributions" == good > > equation, but I was claiming that your *other* part was totally broken. > > You try to claim that the GPLv3 causes "More developers", and that, my > idiotic penpal, is just crazy talk that you made up. > > But since you cannot follow a logical argument, and cannot make one up > on your own, you instead make up some *other* argument, and try (like > above) to try to say that I made that claim. > > The GPLv2 is the one that allows more developers. > > The GPLv2 is the one that is acceptable to more people. > > Face it, the "open source" crowd is the *bigger* crowd. The FSF crowd is > vocal and opinionated, but it's largely made up of people who _talk_ more > than they actually _code_. > > Hot air doesn't make the world go round. Real code does. > > Look at the kernel developers who claim that the GPLv2 is better. Not just > me. Then look at the people who actually GET THINGS DONE. > > There's a big overlap there. > > Now, look at the people who try to sell the GPLv3 as the best thing since > sliced bread. How many of those are people who actually get things *done*? > > I haven't really seen a single one. Last I did the statistic, I asked the > top ~25-30 kernel developers about their opinion. NOT A SINGLE ONE > preferred the GPLv3. > > So I have actual *numbers* on my side. What do you have, except for a > history of not actually understanding my arguments? > > Linus > -
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