On 7/11/06, manny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
> There is a big problem when _requiring_ or _unconditionally favoring_
> a certain product/service especially in government which is supposedly
> democratic, and which supposedly is adhering to the free trade and
> free market economy: discrimination.
There is a BIG difference between REQUIRING and UNCONDITIONALLY favoring.
The former allows conditions, the latter does. And requiring is not the
same as favoring.
Yes, but I did not argue that they are the same. When either requiring
or unconditionally favoring for or against a certain product/service,
the prejudice is unnecessary and detrimental to the same effect.
> When you start discriminating software based on the licensing and not
> the functionality and the actual value of the software (not monetary,
> but in terms of how much utility it provides) then it's like
> discriminating against a contractor because they have different
> religions.
The analogy is faulty. The license by its very nature can actually
determine part of the functionality, utility, and cost of the software.
Open source licenses, in particular, give users powers and flexibility
they otherwise would not have with closed-souirce software.
Sorry, but the license allows for terms of use and distribution.
Specification is yet another domain _not_ directly related to the
licensing. It's like rejecting an applicant solely because of
political affiliations.
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Dean Michael C. Berris
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