Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 10:14:29 -0500 From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@asme.org> To: chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Why are people against GNU? WAS Re: 5.0 already? Message-ID: <39201455.AF98123D@asme.org> References: <20000514233807.AB9B337BA82@hub.freebsd.org> <391F57E0.D356FEC0@asme.org> <20000515092742.A13815@physics.iisc.ernet.in> <391F79AD.28ABD5C5@asme.org> <20000515094552.D13815@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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One more thing, WRT the use of GPL'd software when you don't like the license. 1) While I find the GPL unappropiate, the LGPL is acceptable as it permits some form of code reuse. 2) If you remember what I called the "social definition" of evil, it must be said that stupid people are more dagerous than evil people. The article "The laws of Human Stupidity" (sorry the article got lost, but the author is an Italian math teacher) defines a stupid person as a person who consistently harms himself and harms others that sorround him. If by using GPLd software you are doing good for yourself and you are helping people see the light behind *BSD, then it's OK. BTW, the OpenMotif license is cool. OpenMotif classifies as free software but not as Opensource: http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif cheers, Pedro. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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