If memory serves me right, Ranjit Babu wrote: > I think the right to modify code is absoultely essential- I think > it is _the_ right to fight for. My opinion is that we should be > fighting for the 'people' and not for the 'tailors'.
I wonder who wrote all these programs these 'people' use....... > The vast majority of free software developers are looking at > the right to modify code as something for the ultimate benefit > of the dev community, not the free software communty as a whole same comment again........... It's actually the "people" who are in the win-win situation -- what does the "developer" get ?. (other than more bugs to fix). > a community that includes people like V. Sasikumar who used GNU/Linux > initially because it was easier on the pocket, but decided to stick on > because they found the ideology important. I read this as : " Eventhough Sasikumar was not a coder, he was able to use GNU/Linux. " So did the "tailors" do a good job for the "people" or what ?. Gopal.V -- The difference between insanity and genius is only measured by success //===<=>===\\ || GNU RULEZ || \\===<=>===// _______________________________________________ Fsf-india mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-india