[POLITICS] Re: When is the Last Time You Booted to Windows?

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2006-02-17 at 23:01 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:

> Yes, and the GPL takes away other's choices compared to licenses
> without restrictions.
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from your point of view that may be true.

Thankfully, not everyone shares your point of view.

There are those who believe it is the GPL that makes software free and
free in many ways other than no cost. Obviously, you don't agree and
it's not necessary that you agree but your rant on this topic clearly
goes against the grain of most of those on this list.

Even the term 'viral' that you used is argumentative and in sympathy
with the often expressed opinions that seem to emanate from Redmond.

Personally, I don't wish to debate you on the benefits or detriments of
GPL license - it is simply pissing in the wind and more waste of
bandwidth of this list.

If you continue to advance your theories of the relative value of GPL
license on this message base which after all, is devoted to bundling a
collection of software released under GPL as far as the components
permit or other sympathetic license as required, you risk alienating a
lot of people.

Craig