At 01:34 AM 8/21/00 -0400, "Martin L. Shoemaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>BRILLIANT reasoning: ignore the benefits, declare them invalid, and insult
>anyone who might provide them! Why bother actually addressing arguments when
>you can simply declare them invalid because you are more "pure"?
I take it you're new to the open source community? The biggest reason why
programmers don't screw over the terms of the GNU license isn't fear of
legal reprisals. It's fear of community scorn. If you think everyone's
going to be open-minded about publishers who use OGC without ever
contributing their own OGC, check out Slashdot the next time a GNU
license violation becomes news. It's like tossing a bunny in an alligator
pit.
>In other words, you want no participation by creators who do not share your
>extreme ideological views.
"Take a penny, leave a penny" is not an extreme ideological view. But, yes,
I want to create an environment in which OGC users feel compelled to
contribute OGC, either to win the approval of the community or avoid the
wrath of nimrods like me.
Rogers Cadenhead
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.prefect.com
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