Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 21:13:42 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Pechter <pechter@pechter.dyndns.org> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: GPL, Jordan's article and Brett Glass Message-ID: <200011190213.eAJ2Dg608007@bg-tc-ppp815.monmouth.com> In-Reply-To: <bulk.63276.20001118174748@hub.freebsd.org> from freebsd-chat-digest at "Nov 18, 2000 05:47:48 pm"
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> Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:47:22 -0700 > From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> > Subject: Re: GPL rant number 31391 (was: Jordan Hubbard on Darwin) > > At 06:11 PM 11/18/2000, Brad Knowles wrote: > > > I have to agree as well. While the GPL folks may be anti-BSD, the BSD folks don't necessarily have to be anti-GPL. While I don't like their license, I feel no restraint whatsoever against using good software that I like, such as bash. > > > > I really don't see why you've got your panties in such a twist. > > It has to do with the big picture. The BSD community should not be dependent > upon a group that seeks to snuff it out. It needs its own shells, its own > compilers, its own tools. Both for its own sake and for the sake of users > who would otherwise be locked into the FSF's software. > > - --Brett > So write them instead of whining. Or get FreeBSD to build under another compiler and ask for committers. Meanwhile, let's be glad there's other stuff under the BSD license and get on with it. Brett -- I usually support you -- but this time it's too far for even me. Bill To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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