Re: OT: America's Army
On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 10:43, Bijan Soleymani wrote:
> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:
>
> > On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 05:42, Aryan Ameri wrote:
> > > I don't know why everybody is flaming Bijan. I think his argument is
> > > valid.
> > >
> > > Call me a zealot, or anything you want, but I really care about my
> > > freedom. Accept is guys, there are people out there, who care about
> >
> > We're a bit peeved because of his intolerant "I hate software that
> > I can't copy and modify" attitude. Should I hate homosexuals because
> > I am heterosexual?
>
> That's not a fair comparison. Sexual preference is not a choice. And
> secondly it doesn't really concern anyone other than the person and
> his/her partner.
What does it matter whether h/s is a choice or not? You *hate*
closed-source licenses. That's *very* extreme. Extreme like hat-
ing someone because they are h/s. Software licensing seems so minor
compared to other things you could hate.
> I dislike proprietary software because it can't be copied and
> modified. It limits my freedom and that does concern me. That seems
> very reasonable to me.
So you've moderated your stance on closed-source software
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