Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 18, 2004 07:50 AM
"Some New York programmers fell into the lawful but socially destructive practice of proprietary software: They offered other people attractive software packages without source code, and exacted a promise not to share them with anyone else.
Despite these prevalent evils, "
As much as I like opensource/free software there is no excuse for this behaviour from any free software/open source advocate. I'm sorry to have to say this but you are not god Richard. You don't have any god given right to tell anyone else that they _have_ to do this or that or whatever not.
We can all suggest software that we think is better for different reasons but thats not the same thing as call everyone else evil.
It's not up to you to decide what _other_ people do with their work or what they want to use. You may choose to give your work away, people may choose to use it but if someone want to make proprietary software and there are people wanting to use it who are you to forbid them?
It's ridiculous to call that evil. No, as a matter of fact, it's worse than ridiculous, it's a clear indication that you consider yourself have a right to decide for others, to oppress people with different views and ideas.
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I'm sorry, but that remark is just too much.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 18, 2004 07:50 AMDespite these prevalent evils, "
As much as I like opensource/free software there is no excuse for this behaviour from any free software/open source advocate. I'm sorry to have to say this but you are not god Richard. You don't have any god given right to tell anyone else that they _have_ to do this or that or whatever not.
We can all suggest software that we think is better for different reasons but thats not the same thing as call everyone else evil.
It's not up to you to decide what _other_ people do with their work or what they want to use. You may choose to give your work away, people may choose to use it but if someone want to make proprietary software and there are people wanting to use it who are you to forbid them?
It's ridiculous to call that evil. No, as a matter of fact, it's worse than ridiculous, it's a clear indication that you consider yourself have a right to decide for others, to oppress people with different views and ideas.
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