From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <49D3D75D.5060603@authentrus.com> References: <49D35353.7020400@aspector.com> <3e1162e60904010748w2d0aac8v307089b295f39ca4@mail.gmail.com> <49D382A2.9040001@aspector.com> <3e1162e60904010920l1f78e32dx2eb0e4c51dc237a7@mail.gmail.com> <49D39B0F.2030508@aspector.com> <1238608248.22573.19384.camel@work> <49D3C83C.9040608@aspector.com> <20090401201908.GC2577@home.power> <49D3D75D.5060603@authentrus.com> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:12:14 -0700 Message-ID: <3e1162e60904011412x513aa131y4eb9c6da60d069a3@mail.gmail.com> From: David Leimbach To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd2e33e0cba7d046684c543 Subject: Re: [9fans] J9P/StyxLib Topicbox-Message-UUID: d05bc400-ead4-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --000e0cd2e33e0cba7d046684c543 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Wes Kussmaul wrote: > Alex Efros wrote: > > > GPL is a virus, designed to war against commercial software. That's not my >> war. >> > > > Let's now pretend it's late August, the flame war has subsided after 500+ > messages, and we can get on with the other discussions. > > How is this even a flame? :-) It's true. Forget the negative connotations of "virus", and realize that GPL transmits itself from software to software in a viral fashion, and that is exactly its purpose. Also keep in mind that Richard Stallman hates closed source and commercial software. Tell me he wouldn't agree with that statement, and then look at some old GNU manuals with the mockeries of commercial software guys with money falling out of their pockets (if only that were true, I could afford my house more easily). This is a discussion of distribution methods, and I think it's worth people re-visiting this, maybe not in this forum, but to consider their options and the consequences :-) Dave --000e0cd2e33e0cba7d046684c543 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Wes Kuss= maul <wes@authen= trus.com> wrote:
Alex Efros wrote:


GPL is a virus, designed to war against commercial software. That's not= my war.


Let's now pretend it's late August, the flame war has subsided afte= r 500+ messages, and we can get on with the other discussions.


How is this even a flame? =A0:-) =A0It's tr= ue. =A0Forget the negative connotations of "virus", and realize t= hat GPL transmits itself from software to software in a viral fashion, and = that is exactly its purpose. =A0Also keep in mind that Richard Stallman hat= es closed source and commercial software. =A0Tell me he wouldn't agree = with that statement, and then look at some old GNU manuals with the mockeri= es of commercial software guys with money falling out of their pockets (if = only that were true, I could afford my house more easily).

This is a discussion of distribution methods, and I thi= nk it's worth people re-visiting this, maybe not in this forum, but to = consider their options and the consequences :-)

Dave
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