At 21:24 09/01/2001 +0000, G.W. Haywood wrote:
>Just asking, but am I the only one that gets a really bad feeling when
>people want to use Open Source Software to do things like this? It
>seems kinda counter to the spirit of it all somehow.
Please let us avoid the traditional flamewar that follows code-hiding
questions on perl lists.
To answer your question Ged, I personally would make everything I write
open source if I just had a little more time to polish it off (and that
happens here and there) but I don't feel that it is within Perl culture to
force OSS down people's throats. That's why we have the Artistic License
which isn't polluting the way GPL is. Perl's mostly about getting the job
done (and having fun doing that). If the job is to be closed source, Perl
doesn't want to get in the way. I'm ok with that, so long as there is an
overall OSS feel I think it's ok. Also, some people might not contribute
code but still provide knowledge, advice, infrastructure, etc...
-- robin b.
He who laughs last thinks slowest.
