OK, as entertaining as it has been (though I would've preferred
more posts from Al Viro : he has a great way with words :) can
we all agree that BK/GPL/OSL issues should go somewhere else?
Like maybe an advocacy list instead of a development list?
I've seen the following debated endlessly (with the rhetoric turned
way up these past few weeks) :
- RMS is a cheat trying to steal copyrights from everyone
- RMS is a saviour trying to save the world
- The GPL is a virus that is not legally enforcable and tries
to promote RMS's political agenda
- The GPL is the only thing keeping Linux free
- BK is spawned from the same pits of hell that Saddam Hussein
came from (south park is a wonderful learning tool)
- BK is a great piece of software that solves all of our
problems and allows Larry to make a (legal) living
Can we just agree that the Linus' acts are answer enough?
- The GPL isn't perfect, thus the restrictions in the kernel
source (specific versions of the GPL only)
- BK isn't perfect, but it is free and solves a lot of problems
in developing the Linux kernel. Advocating a program and using
a program aren't the same thing after all!
- RMS is fighting the good fight, even if he is a bit more extreme
than many of us would prefer. Better Gnu/Linux than MS/Linux!
Stop the trolling! Make code not war!
Dana Lacoste
Ottawa, Canada
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