Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:51:02 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: Marc Schneiders <marc@oldserver.demon.nl>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/13644 Message-ID: <38908586.A6694C36@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001271515290.49228-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
>
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Marc Schneiders wrote:
>
> >I just happen to have bought an emacs book yesterday and read a bit. I
> >have two things that I cannot get clear for myself:
> >
> >1. Is it 'done' on BSD? The book gave me the idea that emacs is a real
> >GNU thing, so much 'hallelujah' in it. I don't mind that, but wouldn't
> >like to jump into learning it all, if it isn't really supported in
> >BSD-circles. And I want to be politically correct of course :-)
>
> I just realized what you are getting at. I was wondering the same
> thing. Without starting a flame war, if Stallman represents and
> advances the polar opposite of what the BSD license represents, can we
> still support his product so heartily? SOme people go to the extreme
> of not using programs like AbiWord simply because they are
> GPLed. Others say, 'if you like the program, use it!' Tough call.
Different licenses are appropriate for different kinds of software.
I personally have no problems with the GPL for applications like Emacs, which
are an optional part of any system. Where I don't like the GPL is in the
operating system itself, which prevents its use in binary-only distributions
in embedded (or single-purpose) products.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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