Paul Matthew Reilly wrote:
>
> Louis-David Mitterrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > It might be of interest to the java-linux community to know there
> > is a free and excellent class file obfuscator out there. It is
> > available at
> >
> > http://www.elegant-software.com/software/jmangle/
>
> Correct me if I am wrong, but it would seem that the whole idea of a
> obfuscator is contrary to the idea of free software. I'm fairly
> certain RMS would agree.
RMS does not own the last word in the meaning of Open Source Software.
There are many other opinions in the area -- some very eloquently
discussed at last week's Linux Expo. The X Window System license, for
example, is Open Source while allowing downstream developers more
freedom than the GPL allows. To paraphrase some of the Linux Expo
statements: if the OSS community can't get past its anti-profit bias,
Linux will remain nothing more than a hobbyist's toy.
Nathan
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