Alan Mackenzie wrote:
They would do it differently, of course; hindsight is a wonderful thing. But the fact remains that it was and is under the GPL that most free and open source software has been written.
Fact eh? Still on the crusade concerning the definition of "free" as used in the English language? The GPL (if it were enforceable) is a highly restrictive license which attempts to assume control of other's exclusive copyrights. The Free Software Foundation has attempted to implement a strategy well know in electoral politics -- repeat an obvious falsehood often enough and loud enough so that it assumes an aura of truth to the gullible. Kudos to Eric Raymond for exposing the farce that calling something "Free" makes it free e.g. "Free Software is free".
There's comparatively little under the BSD licence, for example, which strongly suggests that the GPL has, in the main, got things right.
GNUtians remind me the current members of the "Tea Party" protests occurring here in the U.S. (GNUtians may have a little more focus). Strength of belief does not make something true -- verifiable facts do. Sincerely, Rjack _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
