It is amazing to watch the communication strategy that Free Software advocates utilize in promoting their socialist goals. The FSF and SFLC have created an efficient network of Astroturf sites that is dedicated to promoting their goals. Moglen, Perens, Khun, Lessig and a growing list of "advocates" routinely pop up and utter some pronouncement concerning the undefined concept known as "open source" or F/L/OSS. These utterances are then picked up and amplified throughout the Blogosphere and quickly assume an aura of invincible truth.
The fanfare and sheer volume of internet posts surrounding the announcement that the SFLC had filed suit against Best Buy and thirteen other corporations was impressive. I Googled [sflc "best buy" infringement] and received 67,400 hits (an unscientific but relevant search). Obviously the announcement was considered an important development. Best Buy countersued for a declaratory judgment of non-infringement. A judgment of non-infringement in favor of Best Buy would utterly demolish the myth of Richard Stallman's "copyleft" principle. So, how many blogs have noted this fact? I Googled [sflc "best buy" "non-infringement"] and received 34 hits. Free Software advocates are obviously great at practicing the politics of communication. One poster to these news groups, amicus curious, aptly pointed out that the SFLC was probably going to be able to walk away with propaganda "victories" through voluntary dismissals until some company found it financially worthwhile to end the SFLC's legal charades. It appears that circumstance is well nigh at hand. I wonder how the Blogosphere will react to the death of "copyleft". Sincerely, RJack :) _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss