Re: Debian i386 freeze
Hi,
>>"Alex" == <aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu> writes:
Alex> So, I would say "why would anyone put it's software under GPL,
Alex> the license meaning of which is not clear, allowes for many
Alex> grey areas, and depends on what RMS says today?"
Seems to me that the GPL is quite clear. The lack of clarity
was in trying to use "non-free" software in conjunction with
GPL'ed software. The solution, of course, is to stick with Debian,
which is 100% free software ;-) ;-)
The GPL is an instrument of people who believe in this
community of people all out to help each other (like people building
Barns in the farming communities -- scores of people would show up
for a barn raining, and there were no contractors or sub contractors
around. Of course the building industry would like to break in and
get paid for raising barns too. Hmm... carrying this analogy further is
amusing).
Anyway, Alex, we have hased this out before on the list; I
don't think either side is likely to give on this.
Remember, if we were to opt for maximal popularity and to
maximize the number of software packages, we should be on a windows
98 mailing list. Linux came about because people were not really
going for maximal software packages -- MS platforms have always had
the edge.
manoj
holding the line
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