Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 18:02:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, Arun Sharma <adsharma@sharmas.dhs.org>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: Re: The Ethics of Free Software Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005231800590.50257-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <4.3.1.2.20000523175904.0443caa0@localhost>
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On Tue, 23 May 2000, Brett Glass wrote:
> At 05:42 PM 5/23/2000, Doug Barton wrote:
>
> > > Unfortunately, there is a flaw in THIS argument, too: it goes
> > > to the other extreme. While the pie can be enlarged, it is not
> > > infinitely expandable.
> >
> > Many brilliant economists would vehemently disagree with
> >you. Chief among them is Arthur Laffer.
>
> Sorry, but the more famous an economist is, the more likely it
> is that he represents a "religion" rather than realistic, proven
> theory. All systems have limits, and any statement to the contrary
> is absurd.
Right. And man was never meant to fly, either. I realize that
arguing this point with you is silly because you just don't have the
background to understand how little about this topic you understand, so I
won't try further.
> > You're flattering yourself if you think that the GPL is having
> >_that_ significant an impact right now.
>
> Flattering "yourself?" How so?
See above.
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