I should have clarified that the freedom I'm talking about is the right to negotiate how your work is used.
-- Enric --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is a "contradiction" in the GPL inasmuch as it prevents people from > restricting the freedom of others. (Just as laws against slavery impinge upon > the freedom of slave owners.) Nevertheless, those that desire a freer freedom > can pick the BSD license, which permits the software to be incorporated in > unfree systems. This is how Microsoft Windows contains TCP/IP code from BSD unix. > > > > > Enric wrote: > > This may start a whole discussion back and forth. But, I find a > > problem with the philosophy and idea behind fully GPL and free > > software. As Richard Stallman posits freedom, it's the freedom of > > anyone to use software without restriction or barriers. The > > contradiction I find is that is that is purely accomplished by > > compelling those that create software to release all the code. So > > there is a contradiction in the word "freedom" in that it is taking > > away freedom of choice from those that create the work. I see the > > best result is a wide inclusion of those producing open source and > > mixed open and closed source products. That way a wide range of > > products and perspectives produce a rich, valuable source of software. > > > > -- Enric > > >
