On 06/12/2007, David Greaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > IMH(umble)O: > > GPLv3 cares about making the code available and, if forced to, would > rather not > benefit people who won't share than allow them not to share. > > You care about making your code (re-)usable, but, if forced to, would > rather > benefit people who won't share than prevent your code from being used by > them.
I think that you've hit the nail on the head here. A respectable position that I think you share with Linus. Thankfully. I wonder if, rather like racism and feminism, has the tide turned enough so > that > we can compromise on the hearts and minds? > > > Or do we still need positive discrimination? > > David Positive discrimination has always been wrong, indeed in this country (UK) it's illegal* and rightfully so; as you seem to imply GPLv3 is a kind of positive discrimination for software and unneeded. *closest thing I could find to a reference: http://www.workplacelaw.net/news/display/id/8063 Vijay.
