Hyman Rosen wrote: >Rjack wrote: >> If you think IBM didn't learn the meaning of "embrace, extend and >> extinguish" from Micro$oft then you're a bigger Freetard moron than >> I thought. Ever since Linux latched on to IBM's teat with Sequent's >> SMP code contributions the "extinguish" handwriting has been on the >> wall. IBM will wipe your socialist Freetard asses with the GPL. >> Capitalism *always* wins.
The GPL *always* wins (and that's not a bad thing for capitalism, BTW). >My, so much foul, seething venom. Actually, all this proposed purchase >does is demonstrate the visionary wisdom of Richard Stallman. Visionary indeed. We owe him a lot. >It is not >prudent to rely on the good graces of companies or individuals, because >they are all ephemeral. People die, companies are acquired or go under. >By making software free, its authors are assured that come what may, no >one can incorporate their work into products that can be delivered to >users without giving those users the freedom to run, read, modify, and >share the code. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
