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The GPL and groupthink
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RJack
2010-12-13 00:36:33 UTC
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Here's a lucid article on the GPL groupthink attitude.

http://linux.dracony.org/2010/12/11/stop-linux-communism/
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1) You can take a code of the BSD licensed software and make it your own.

2) You cannot appropriate the GPL licensed software (if so, you are
punished).

Here you see two different conceptions of what freedom is. The GPL
license is the same thing as the communist Socialist Property Ownership
Act, because you get equally punished in both cases (braking the GPL or
the communist law).

The BSD license is in compliance with the philosophy of FSF – you can
run, copy, distribute, study, change, and improve the software (see my
above note about groupthink – philosophy of BSD is in harmony with FSF,
but not in total harmony) ...
How very true!

Sincerely,
RJack
Lusotec
2010-12-13 01:01:22 UTC
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Post by RJack
Here's a lucid article on the GPL groupthink attitude.
http://linux.dracony.org/2010/12/11/stop-linux-communism/
...
1) You can take a code of the BSD licensed software and make it your own.
2) You cannot appropriate the GPL licensed software (if so, you are
punished).
Here you see two different conceptions of what freedom is. The GPL
license is the same thing as the communist Socialist Property Ownership
Act, because you get equally punished in both cases (braking the GPL or
the communist law).
Equally punished? Are you completely demented or just incredibly ignorant?!
Post by RJack
The BSD license is in compliance with the philosophy of FSF – you can
run, copy, distribute, study, change, and improve the software
And you can take others rights to do the same! That is the problem with BSD
license and I don't don't use it for my code.
Post by RJack
(see my
above note about groupthink – philosophy of BSD is in harmony with FSF,
but not in total harmony) ...
How very true!
How very ridiculous, equalling GPL to communism. Do you even know what
communism is?

Regards.

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