Re: [leganii@surfree.com: Re: FWD: C-Kermit & potato]
Frank da Cruz <fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> writes:
> That's a fine point. You can modify the code all you want but since
> I have to support it now and forever, I need to get the changes.
This is a foolish argument; it's incorrect. You don't have to support
forked code branches at all. Nobody is asking you to.
> C-Kermit 7.0 is free to you and all your users. What happens after that
> is a philosophical question. Do you care more about license purity than you
> do about providing a useful tool to your users? Of course it's your choice.
It isn't free in the sense we care about: it does not come with
liberty.
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