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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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