On 01/05/2011 02:12 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 13:46 +0530, Binand Sethumadhavan wrote: >> 2011/1/5 Kenneth Gonsalves<[email protected]>: >> > have the land, unless I evict him. But software? Even if someone >> takes a >> > copy and makes it closed - I still have my copy. So what do I lose? >> >> You perhaps don't lose anything - but consider person A, who takes the >> software from you - full source code and freedom, and person B, who >> takes the software from your friend who made it closed - no source >> code or freedoms. > > then B is an ass - he should have taken it from me. The fact that A > takes my code and closes it only applies to the copy A has - my copy is > still open.
Let's us assume that A is smarter than you (OMG ! is that even possible ??) and has added stuff that you cannot implement independently for another year or so -- you have effectively killed B's freedom (of /choice/) -- he now either has to give up his software freedom or give up technical advancements. In this scenario who is the person causing the restriction to freedom ? cheers, - steve -- random spiel: http://lonetwin.net/ what i'm stumbling into: http://lonetwin.stumbleupon.com/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
