From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Feb 9 10:11:03 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA17124 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 10:11:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lariat.lariat.org (lariat.lariat.org [206.100.185.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA17119 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 10:11:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: (from brett@localhost) by lariat.lariat.org (8.8.8/8.8.6) id LAA04730; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 11:10:37 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <4.1.19990209110549.0457f100@mail.lariat.org> X-Sender: brett@mail.lariat.org X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 11:10:35 -0700 To: dyson@iquest.net, tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert) From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: New CODA release Cc: gsutter@pobox.com, pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co, chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199902091602.LAA10281@y.dyson.net> References: <199902082352.QAA29019@usr06.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 11:02 AM 2/9/99 -0500, John S. Dyson wrote: >I agree... It seems that alot of people (who subscribe to GPL) tend have >made it into their religion well before they have thought about and realized >how insidious it is. So, the question remains: What can we do? What does it PAY to do? I wish to have options other than Microsoft or GPLed compilers, utilities, etc. Commercial products are disappearing as Microsoft and the GPL enter and destroy markets, and there's only a limited amount of stuff available under BSD-type licenses. (What's more, more of this code seems to be falling prey to the GPL virus daily.) How can I maximize my chances of having a real choice in the future? The twin pincers of Microsoft and the GPL seem destined to cut off all else except the relatively small amount of BSD-licensed software that's out there. --Brett "Rules? This is the Internet." -- Dan Gillmor To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message