Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 14:40:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Nicole <freelist@webweaver.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD advocacy list <FreeBSD-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: InfoWorld Electric: Linux Zealots Trashing FreeBSD, Berkeley Message-ID: <XFMail.980503144012.freelist@webweaver.net> In-Reply-To: <199805030318.VAA15026@lariat.lariat.org>
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On 03-May-98 Brett Glass wisely wrote: > I'm not mentioning FreeBSD explicitly in my messages, but I *am* advocating > the Berkeley-style license. The angry zealots who respond to me, however, > are trashing FreeBSD and the *BSDs in general. > > I agree that one can rarely "win" these arguments, but one can raise the > awareness > level of the lurkers (of which there are many) that there's an alternative > point of view. That's where the benefit comes in. > > --Brett I have heard one good argument against the FreeBSD liscense altho I don't know h ow true it is.. Their agument was that the license would allow someone (like M$) to take Freebs d and add some propritary stuff to it (like Front page extensions, active X etc) and sell it without having to give anything back to the FreeBSD group or even s tate that it was FreeBSD. Any comments? Nicole > > P.S. -- I'm cross-posting this one reply to both lists, but further > discussion > probably shouldn't be. > > At 11:51 AM 5/3/98 +0930, Greg Lehey wrote: > >>On Sat, 2 May 1998 at 18:25:47 -0600, Brett Glass wrote: >>> As usual, a group of GPL zealots have gotten loose in an InfoWorld forum, >>> claiming that RMS is nothing less than a saint and that the GPL is The One >>> True Way. They're also trashing FreeBSD and the Berkeley-style license >>> quite a bit. Some folks from this list might care to join in.... In fact, I >>> think they should, as previous discussions on the InfoWorld forums have >>> raised FreeBSD's profile. The URL for the discussion is >>> >>> http://forums.infoworld.com/threads/get.cgi?53767 >>> >>> You can read the messages without registering, but need to fill out a short >>> registration form to post. (From what I can tell, you don't have to give >>> much -- or accurate -- information on the form.) >> >>Copying (and following-up to) advocacy. This seems a better forum. >> >>Well, speech is free, but I don't think you'll get much satisfaction >>fighting a bunch of people who see things differently. Having said >>that, of course, I'd have a hard time suggesting that you stop :-) >> >>I don't think that it's a good idea to get FreeBSD's name too involved >>in this kind of discussion, though. It'll just give the zealots more >>ammunition. (I don't know if you *do* mention FreeBSD--I haven't had >>time to read all the messages. >> >>Greg >>-- >>See complete headers for address and phone numbers >>finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key >> > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message nicole@webweaver.net - http://www.webweaver.net/ webmistress@dangermouse.org - http://www.dangermouse.org/ ------------------------------------------------- -- Powered by Coka Cola and FreeBSD -- -- Stong enough for a man - But made for a Woman -- -- Microsoft: What bug would you like today? -- -- I tried an internal modem once, but it hurt when I walked -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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