> >> This is nonsense ... BSD people will confirm that. Their flagship
> >> distros are lagging behind.
> >> ...precisely because their license is too naive.
> >
> > Point!
> >
>
> How? Please Explain!
>
Not debating the technical merits of *BSDs. You can argue how they continue to
superior to GNU.
Just consider popularity? BSDs vs. GNU/Linux?
What is the role of an OS? To make it easy for people to use computers. How
else
can it be achieved without the OS being popular?
The ONE reason GNU/Linux grew up to compete with shrink-wrapped OSs was due to
GPL, and the community it built around it.
GPL invites everyone to contribute, making it easy for them to write
modifications without fear of their work getting locked up. BSDs kinda invite
only programmers to hack on, who mostly write stuff just because what they
write
is technically challenging?
Not going by Eben's or RMS's arguments. At least, at a personal level, I think
GPL assures/ensures that your code won't be taken by some corporate tomorrow,
and sell it for money, claiming ownership over it, and stopping you/others from
viewing the source and/or modifying it.
The viral quality is a feature, not a bug!
I didn't know about FSF taking BSD code and replacing it with GPL. That is
BAD{tm}
IANAL,
-- Mahesh Aravind
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