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Subject: Re: "Opposing" the "competition" (was: FreeBSD spokesman (was:
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At 01:32 AM 7/6/2001, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:

>Does this remind anyone else of the word 'discrimination' ?

Very much so!

>I am not sure, but I think that you can't say 'public domain' and
>'this and that cannot use the code'.  It's either in the public
>domain, and everyone can use it as they see fit, or it isn't and only
>a few selected people can use it.

Or, to put it another way, either it's truly free or it's not. GPLed
software isn't truly free at all, because, as you've noted, a
specific group is singled out for discriminatory treatment.

--Brett


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