Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2011-01-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sb, 01 ian 11, 23:35:34, Brad Alexander wrote: > Look, I am as much for free software as the rest, but I think the FSF > tends to start brush fires to justify their own existence. I believe > they have done some good work, but many things they do seem to be > counterproductive to the cause. For

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2011-01-01 Thread Brad Alexander
Look, I am as much for free software as the rest, but I think the FSF tends to start brush fires to justify their own existence. I believe they have done some good work, but many things they do seem to be counterproductive to the cause. For instance, their latest attack, on Linus Torvalds, claiming

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-31 Thread John Hasler
Brad Alexander writes: > Not to end 2010 with a flame war, but this is the one thing that > irritates me most about the FSF. They advocate free software, which is > a laudable goal, but they seem to only acknowledge it *if* you conform > to their definition of free. The FSF explicitly acknowledges

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-31 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Jo, 30 dec 10, 18:40:57, Camaleón wrote: > On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:11:43 -0800, S Mathias wrote: > > > http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/754fee75-c5a0-4542- > bf9b-47f236c0a90b/default.aspx > > > > Any comments? > > Additional information: > > http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/2010/12/

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-31 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:47:15 -0500, Brad Alexander wrote: >> I can only say that I love BSD licenses. I know many people can be >> anger by this but I find that BSD licences are the best exponent for >> the true and unconditional user freedom. > > I agree with Camaleón. Not to end 2010 with a fla

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-31 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 31. 12. 2010 05:45:58 je Nate Bargmann napisal(a): * On 2010 30 Dec 12:50 -0600, Brad Alexander wrote: > > I can only say that I love BSD licenses. I know many people can be anger > > by this but I find that BSD licences are the best exponent for the true > > and unconditional user free

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-30 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2010 30 Dec 12:50 -0600, Brad Alexander wrote: > > I can only say that I love BSD licenses. I know many people can be anger > > by this but I find that BSD licences are the best exponent for the true > > and unconditional user freedom. > > I agree with Camaleón. Not to end 2010 with a flame w

Re: [OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-30 Thread Brad Alexander
> I can only say that I love BSD licenses. I know many people can be anger > by this but I find that BSD licences are the best exponent for the true > and unconditional user freedom. I agree with Camaleón. Not to end 2010 with a flame war, but this is the one thing that irritates me most about the

[OT] Re: microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-30 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:11:43 -0800, S Mathias wrote: > http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/754fee75-c5a0-4542- bf9b-47f236c0a90b/default.aspx > > Any comments? Additional information: http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/2010/12/News180.html I can only say that I love BSD licenses. I know ma

microsoft.com -> NetBSD

2010-12-30 Thread S Mathias
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/754fee75-c5a0-4542-bf9b-47f236c0a90b/default.aspx Any comments? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org