Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:34:16 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: hamilton@pobox.com (Jon Hamilton) Cc: dyson@iquest.net, marko@uk.radan.com, tlambert@primenet.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The GPL and the Robinson-Patman Act Message-ID: <199902240334.WAA12374@dyson.iquest.net> In-Reply-To: <19990224022856.5B1E046381@pobox.com> from Jon Hamilton at "Feb 23, 99 08:28:56 pm"
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> > In message <199902240159.UAA04909@y.dyson.net>, "John S. Dyson" wrote: > } Jon Hamilton said: > } > > } > > } > From the FSF perspective, _free_ refers to freedom, not to price. > } > > } > } presume their funds come from donations from the likes of Red Hat, > } > } Cygnus etc.? > } > > } > They also sell documentation, source tapes, consulting, and take > } > donations. > > } I want the freedom to have a free copy of their documentation, source > } tapes and consulting... > > I want lots of things, but that doesn't mean that I can demand that > people give them to me free. > > You chopped off the bit where Mark wrote that it sounded like a contradiction > for an enterprise representing *free* software to have lots of money. > All I'm saying is that when they say *free* they don't mean price. > While I disagree with their agenda, I do think it's important to at least > try to accurately represent it rather than spreading inaccurate information. > I was merely trying to correct what appeared to be a misinterpretation. > I guess what I was trying to say is that it would improve dissemination of information and improve freedom. I mean, all we would be doing is creating servitude for a few, to educate alot of people. :-). The sum total of freedom would be tremendously increased. (This was meant to be a humorous commentary on those who believe in the notion of social engineering, an example of such would be GPL and the GNU manifesto.) John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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