Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 20:25:50 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPL issues (Was: More important Windows Refund Day coverage) Message-ID: <4.1.19990222201937.00977b90@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <19990223031602.E088B46688@pobox.com> References: <Your message of "Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:32:42 MST." <4.1.19990222144835.0404ba70@mail.lariat.org>
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At 09:16 PM 2/22/99 -0600, Jon Hamilton wrote: >} Gee, I guess I'm also "hurting" my neighbors by not giving them my >} car, my house, and the contents of my bank account. > >You'll convince more people to see things your way if you dial back the >antagonism several dozen notches and make your points in a calm manner >without the needless rhetoric. There is some substance behind your >position, but you're unlikely to sway anyone by insulting them and >metaphorically kicking them in the head. Er, "Boot to the head?" ;-) Seriously, though, I know I verge on the sarcastic side here. I'm doing so to point out the silliness of the argument being presented. Alas, I have found that very few adherents of the GPL are willing to listen to critiques of it (this one in particular seems to be at the extreme end of the spectrum, having expressed the belief -- as Stallman does -- that the concept of intellectual property is evil). I'm not very hopeful that this person will listen -- but I figure my best chance is to show him just how extreme and untenable a stance he's taking. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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