On 5/10/14 6:35 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
Instead, what we have is a world in which Python can be used to write
closed-source software, LibreOffice Writer will happily open a
Microsoft Word document, Samba communicates with Windows computers,
libc can be linked to non-free binaries, etc, etc,
On Sat, 10 May 2014 21:16:06 -0700, Nelson Crosby wrote:
I also believe in this more 'BSD-like' view, but from a business point
of view. No one is going to invest in a business that can't guarantee
against piracy, and such a business is much less likely to receive
profit (see Ardour).
I
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 6:14 AM, Mark H Harris harrismh...@gmail.com wrote:
Proprietary code and systems will not survive the 21st century, you can be
sure of that. 'We' can never allow another Microsoft to rule again; not
google, nor canonical, nor oracle, nor anyone else. 'We' must have net
I also believe in this more 'BSD-like' view, but from a business point of view.
No one is going to invest in a business that can't guarantee against piracy,
and such a business is much less likely to receive profit (see Ardour).
Don't get me wrong - I love free software. It's seriously awesome
On Sunday, May 11, 2014 9:46:06 AM UTC+5:30, Nelson Crosby wrote:
I also believe in this more 'BSD-like' view, but from a business point of
view. No one is going to invest in a business that can't guarantee against
piracy, and such a business is much less likely to receive profit (see
On 5/10/14 11:16 PM, Nelson Crosby wrote:
I also believe in this more 'BSD-like' view, but from a business
point of view. No one is going to invest in a business that can't
guarantee against piracy, and such a business is much less likely
to receive profit (see Ardour).
Don't get me wrong - I
