On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 14:45 +0530, steve wrote: > > 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
the very fact that he is dumb enough to take *my* code makes that assumption very remote ;-) > (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 ? *shrugs* that is B's problem - no one compels him to pay cash money for software - it is his choice. If you cannot get something free, and you cannot do without it or work around it - you pay. I see lots of people paying for software because they think they cannot do without it. Not my problem. -- regards KG http://lawgon.livejournal.com Coimbatore LUG rox http://ilugcbe.techstud.org/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
