Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:30:24 +0100 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ugly Huge BSD Monster Message-ID: <200309042130.h84LUPqi029500@grimreaper.grondar.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Sep 2003 14:09:12 MDT." <4.3.2.7.2.20030904140756.029c26b0@localhost>
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Brett Glass writes: > At 12:36 PM 9/4/2003, Diego Calleja =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Garc=EDa?= wrote: > > >So you might want to join them and solve the issues (well, you don't > >like GPL so you won't; > > No, my livelihood would be threatened by having read GPLed code, so > I won't. You don't swallow a poison pill on purpose unless you're > either suicidal or ignorant of the fact that the pill is there. I am a professional programmer, and I do my programming in an environment that has plenty of GPL'ed code. I get to mess with GPL'ed source, use binaries compiled from GPL'ed source and we distribute some of this binary and source. We also distribute a commercial, source+object product that has very little open source. This product is compiled with GCC and its documentation is maintained partialy with open source tools and partially with commercial products. What is the threat to MY livelihood? (You may assume that the company that I work for is successful, that I earn a decent salary and that my job is not under threat. You may also assume that the company lawyers are paid to make damn sure that our cash flow is well protected legally, and from this you may deduce that we are a large and attractive target.) M -- Mark Murray iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH
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