From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Feb 27 5:32:29 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from rain.macguire.net (sense-sea-MegaSub-1-125.oz.net [216.39.144.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C39EA37B400 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:32:22 -0800 (PST) Received: (from roo@localhost) by rain.macguire.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g1RDTSS37335; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:29:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from roo) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:29:28 -0800 From: Benjamin Krueger To: j mckitrick Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First test of GPL in court Message-ID: <20020227052928.L12253@rain.macguire.net> References: <20020227122820.A64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20020227142005.A16555@energyhq.homeip.net> <20020227132417.B64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020227132417.B64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 01:24:17PM +0000 X-PGP-Key: http://www.macguire.net/benjamin/public_key.asc Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org * j mckitrick (jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org) [020227 05:23]: > | So, what will happen if it fails? GNU/Richard GNU/Stallman would go nuts > | :-) > > I'm glad I'm not the only one who hopes this happens. I also like > seeing the many other Linux projects that are starting to 'go > commercial' by selling binary-only plug-ins, or by going completely > closed source so they can make a living. > > It looks like his fantasy world is about to come crashing down. Maybe > that's an exaggeration, but in the long run, it's bound to happen. > > jm > -- > My other computer is your windows box. I can't say I agree. When you license under the GPL, you enter a contract. The meaning of this specific contract is pretty well understood, and if you don't understand it, well, don't use it. You can't just decide one day that you want to forfeit that contract just because it doesn't suit your needs (or wants) anymore. You should have thought of that before you used that license. The BSD license has been an option for a long time, you know. ;) I wish I could just forfeit any contracts I didn't want to deal with anymore... I might be richer for it. ;) Btw, I don't understand your reference to a fantasy world. What is it? -- Benjamin Krueger "From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it." - Groucho Marx ---------------------------------------------------------------- Send mail w/ subject 'send public key' or query for (0x251A4B18) Fingerprint = A642 F299 C1C1 C828 F186 A851 CFF0 7711 251A 4B18 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message