From owner-freebsd-advocacy Fri Jan 7 13:10:17 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from server.bitmcnit.bryansk.su (bitmcnit.bryansk.ru [195.239.213.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1D72157C4 for ; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 13:08:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from alex@kapran.bitmcnit.bryansk.su) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by server.bitmcnit.bryansk.su (8.9.3/8.9.3) with UUCP id XAA08293; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 23:52:57 +0300 Received: (from alex@localhost) by kapran.bitmcnit.bryansk.su (8.9.1/8.9.1) id VAA01018; Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:00:43 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from alex) Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:00:43 +0300 From: Alex Kapranoff To: Michael Lucas Cc: Wes Peters , advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: license (no longer Re: uptimes, Woo Hoo) Message-ID: <20000107210043.A656@kapran.bitmcnit.bryansk.su> References: <38753925.C30D57B@softweyr.com> <200001071310.IAA17308@blackhelicopters.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <200001071310.IAA17308@blackhelicopters.org>; from mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org on Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 08:10:07AM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 08:10:07AM -0500, Michael Lucas wrote: > > off and do proprietary things with it? Fine, you can do that. You want to > > keep it out in the Open Source domain? You're welcome to do that as well." > > That's a nice statement of what it is, but not a statement of "why." > Allow me to explain why I ask: > > I'm pretty much surrounded by Linux bigots. Their big pro-Linux > argument that they have is the GPL, and how it's great for the > community. > > So, is there any highfalutin' purpose behind the BSDL? Or is it as > nonpolitical as it appears to be? Having had this argument many How would you like this: GPL fights for the software to be free. Kinda 'Freedom for Software'. BSD license fights (or just ensures) freedom for people using software. Not the Best Text Editor should be free but you - its user (just for e.g.) That's from someone's article on /. about a month ago. -- Alex Kapranoff, 2:50/383.20@fidonet, Voice: +7(0832)791845. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message