Steve Shockley wrote: > ... more important than respecting patents. You need to differentiate there between legitimate patents and US-style software patents (which include also business methods, formulas, and algorithms). Let's not throw away our analytical ability here.
In regards to RMS, I have yet to see critique of his ideas, especially n the mainstream media. Being obnoxious is different than being wrong. Most, as in this thread, tend to simple concede defeat by launching name calling and other distractions. Though even in physical life there are 'tards who would attempt to use a chisel and a flathead screwdriver interchangeably. They, like license, do different things. And depending on your goal, may not be suitable. A license is a tool. Get over it. Tools are there to accomplish different goals. Many projects even provide a choice of licenses. I myself have on occasion asked project to use licenses different from what they had at the time. Sometimes I've asked for (and gotten) BSD-style, other times GPL-style. Depends on what *I* need it for. The license is a supplemental tool. There is even a fair amount of overlap between GPL and BSD, especially if viewed from the perspective of MS-style 'shared' source licenses, they are nearly identical. However, the BSD-style licenses have one purpose. GPL have another purpose. Regards -Lars
