Rjack wrote: > Thufir Hawat wrote: >> On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:07:03 -0400, Rjack wrote: >> >>> Thufir Hawat wrote: >>>> On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:35:51 -0400, Rjack wrote: >>>> >>>>> "Free Software" is highly restrictive software and isn't >>>>> "free" at all. Permissive licensed open source code such as >>>>> BSD licensed programs do not carry any baggage related to >>>>> being hauled into federal court by a band of wild-eyed >>>>> zealots who practice socialism in software licensing as a >>>>> religion. > >> The logical conclusion of your argument is that the GPL is >> pointless. > > The logical conclusion of *my* argument is don't use GPL licensed code > and you won't be hauled into federal court by a band of wild-eyed > zealots who practice socialism in software licensing as a religion. > >> And, since the BSD license is toothless, why even bother? Just >> license it the same way sqlite is licensed: public domain. That's >> the conclusion which can be drawn from your argument. > > The conclusion that can be drawn from *my* argument is that using > permissive licensed open source code such as BSD licensed programs > will prevent someone from being hauled into federal court by a band of > wild-eyed zealots who practice socialism in software licensing as a > religion. > > If *you* wish to present *your* argument that open source code should > be released as public domain then present it as *your* argument since > is certainly not *my* argument. > > Sincerely, > Rjack :)
... so poor rjack has a problem, he wants to steal some code GPL code but does not dare. so he tries to talk the code writers into using BSD licence, so that he can legally steal their code. oh, and is he upset that they dont want to licen? you can bet on that ... oh my, you should have spent your energy on learning ... but so .. just words in the wind ... LOL nik _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
