Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 23:45:43 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, dan@langille.org Subject: Re: Stallman now claims authorship of Linux Message-ID: <15078.22135.895628.34101@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010424195603.045528b0@localhost> References: <200104210008.RAA14599@usr07.primenet.com> <15071.59246.855623.766901@guru.mired.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010424195603.045528b0@localhost>
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Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> types: > At 02:58 AM 4/21/2001, Mike Meyer wrote: > >Focusing on one particular business model - whether it's > >productization or improved efficiency - leads to idiotic claims like > >"The GPL will reduce programmers to penury." > The GPL's goal is to do that.... Stallman says so himself. As it > happens, it will not reduce ALL programmers to penury -- only > the worthy ones, because their efforts to start businesses will > not get off the ground. Microsoft is safe. Exactly. The only programmers that the GPL will hurt are the Bill Gates wannabes. Anyone willing to consider options other than making a fortune by building a monopoly in commodity software can trivially make a living better than 90% or more of the population of the US. The ones in that category willing to take the risk of starting a business can do very well. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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