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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Michael K. Edwards wrote: > On 7/21/05, Don Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To me, the FOSS movement is about giving everyone the same > > information that the author has; in this way everyone has the same > > ability to modify the work. When that is the case, the prefered > > form of modification has really been distributed. > > "Giving everyone the same information that the author has" is a > lovely ideal, but applying it too strictly can lead to Pyrrhic > victories. Why? Clearly if the author can physically share the information, they should do so. Don Armstrong -- Three little words. (In decending order of importance.) I love you -- hugh macleod http://www.gapingvoid.com/graphics/batch35.php http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
