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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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