Guys, this is fascinating, but could we take it off the list? Please?
Kate Ebneter
Buildmaster and Rabbit Wrangler
Icras, Inc.
"Todd T. Fries" wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 11:17:46AM -0700, Steve Arnold wrote:
> > In short, no, and it sucks. RS created the GPL precisely because the BSD
> > license was too restrictive. And the XFree86 guys use the GPL because
> > they didn't like the X license (again, too restrictive).
>
> You are off base here. X and BSD allow anyone to do anything with the
> source, GPL expressedly forbids anyone to do anything without releasing it.
> GPL is the more restrictive. It is the freedom to 'do whatever' with the
> source that RS cannot stand, and thus you and his cronies continue to
> suggest that GPL is less restrictive, when in reality, it forces more
> restrictions. I suggest you go and read http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html
> for a fresh perspective rather than the close minded one you seem to have
> been spoon fed. I've read the GPL arguments, have you read the BSD arguments?
>
> --
> Todd Fries .. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
