From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 31 10:13:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DB8C16A4CE for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:13:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cmsout03.mbox.net (cmsout03.mbox.net [165.212.64.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1A89743D31 for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:13:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from misnagid@usa.net) Received: (qmail 8381 invoked from network); 31 Oct 2004 10:13:05 -0000 Received: from cmsout03.mbox.net (HELO cmsout03) (165.212.64.33) by cmsout03.mbox.net with SMTP; 31 Oct 2004 10:13:05 -0000 Received: from uadvg129.cms.usa.net [165.212.11.129] by cmsout03 via smtad (C8.MAIN.3.16w); Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:13:05 GMT X-USANET-From: 165.212.11.129 IN misnagid@usa.net uadvg129.cms.usa.net Received: from [192.168.1.100] [68.41.5.167] by uadvg129.cms.usa.net (ASMTP/misnagid@usa.net) via mtad (C8.MAIN.3.17K) with ESMTP id 628iJEkND0030M29; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:13:03 GMT X-USANET-Auth: 68.41.5.167 AUTH misnagid@usa.net [192.168.1.100] From: misnagid To: Miguel Mendez In-Reply-To: <20041031105926.4f06b06f.flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> References: <20041031105926.4f06b06f.flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1099214518.3560.0.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 04:21:58 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: TM4525@aol.com cc: chat@freebsd.org cc: Ted Mittelstaedt Subject: Re: GPL vs BSD Licence X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: misnagid@usa.net List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:13:06 -0000 I'll second that Miguel! Thanks!! Jerr On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 04:59, Miguel Mendez wrote: > On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:36:42 -0700 > "Ted Mittelstaedt" wrote: > > Guys, > > > 95% of the GPL advocates out there don't know the first damn thing > > about the GPL and undoubtedly have never completely read through > > the thing, MUCH LESS have read the supporting philosophy and writing > > around it. I see GPL bigots ALL THE TIME arguing about how great > > GPL code is and how the GPL is so all fired wonderful because of this > > and that which isn't even IN the damn license!!! > > I don't know if you're aware of this, but this kind is *useless* > discussion has been going on on the mailing lists for *years*. Check > groups.google.com and you'll see that everything you might want to add > about GPL vs BSD has already been said a hundred times. John Dyson > posted a lot about it, then Brett Glass did for a while, and now you. > > If the time wasted on these rants had gone into writing software we'd > have a 100% BSDL system today. My very humble suggestion is that you > please take this somewhere else. I've never seen a GPL advocate 'see the > light' and start licensing his software under the BSD license after > having a conversation with a BSD 'zealot', or vice versa. > > /me goes back to lurking... > > Cheers, -- Cast a cold Eye On Life, On Death Horseman pass by!