Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:15:17 +0100 From: nbco <nbco@screaming.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: gert.cuykens@gmail.com Subject: Re: GPL vs BSD Licence Message-ID: <200410280015.18086.nbco@screaming.net> In-Reply-To: <97.50d470bc.2eb1774b@aol.com> References: <97.50d470bc.2eb1774b@aol.com>
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On Wednesday 27 October 2004 23:12, TM4525@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 10/27/04 12:59:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > gert.cuykens@gmail.com writes: > >If you buy a product what would you want ? A pretty box or pretty > >software ? Finishing the product is just marketing and trying to > > make a very pretty box to put the software in. When something is > > open source and you want to sell it you are forced to make it the > > best peace of code out there. Its what i call healthy competition. > > For me open source translates into "If you think you can do better > > be my guest" Finishing a product and making it closed source is > > just plain wrong. Its like stealing from the church basket. Every > > body shares something and you want to take it and keep it for your > > self. <snip> > Are people who have written custom GUI front ends for Linux stealing? > They're not stealing, they are getting paid for the value that > they've added. Are people that sell bottled water stealing? No one is > forcing you to pay for water. But its been cleaned and nicely > packaged and it fits in your cupholder, so you buy it. I have to say I generally really approve of TM4525's attitude, but on this one, you can't fool all of the people all of the time... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3523303.stm coca cola no longer sells water in England, even though it be real purdy, the punters, don't buy it..... .nbco
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