Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 29, 2006 09:44 AM
"1) Take some decent BSD-licensed software and make a proprietary product."
So what? This is what freedom is all about, not to mention top code quality for all. The BSD code and software are always there for anyone to use. Nothing prevents the buyers of proprietary products from switching to the sensible BSD one; thereby, getting freedom and better code. Without this freedom, would you see OpenSSH as popular as it is now? What SSH client are you using?
"2) Contribute to a BSD-licensed project, knowing that your competitor could easily turn around and do #1 to you. You'll get the thanks of the community, and their help making your stuff better, but be prepared to take it in the rear."
The BSD philosophy is Freedom. You obviously don't believe in it, or believe in subjugation of freedom in order to promote freedom. It doesn't make any sense. BSD has no competitor in the sense BSD developers encourage everyone to use their code, Free Source. Only the GPLegalese creates this competitor between proprietary and Open Source. If you think making the internet safer and spreading freedom as taking it in the rear, you don't understand the BSD license. If you can't understand the short and readable BSD license, what chances are you'll understand the GPLegalese?
"3) Base your product off of an excellent piece of GPL-licensed software. Your product will be improved by the community, who will thank you for your contribution greatly. Your competition cannot get a leg up on you, just because you decided to play open-source.
Not everyone chooses #3. But quite a few do."
It's nice to see the MPAA and the RIAA make use of GNU/Linux without having contributed anything, since their modifications are private. It's also nice to see the majority of IBM employees work for free on their GNU/Linux projects. I should include the Blob, while I am at it. Yes, this is reaming your rear, getting a leg up on you, and forcing DRM down your throat, if you don't understand what I mean.
Open Source may be a game to you, but Free Source and Freedom is not to BSDs.
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Re:Don't moan about Sun
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 29, 2006 09:44 AMSo what? This is what freedom is all about, not to mention top code quality for all. The BSD code and software are always there for anyone to use. Nothing prevents the buyers of proprietary products from switching to the sensible BSD one; thereby, getting freedom and better code. Without this freedom, would you see OpenSSH as popular as it is now? What SSH client are you using?
"2) Contribute to a BSD-licensed project, knowing that your competitor could easily turn around and do #1 to you. You'll get the thanks of the community, and their help making your stuff better, but be prepared to take it in the rear."
The BSD philosophy is Freedom. You obviously don't believe in it, or believe in subjugation of freedom in order to promote freedom. It doesn't make any sense. BSD has no competitor in the sense BSD developers encourage everyone to use their code, Free Source. Only the GPLegalese creates this competitor between proprietary and Open Source. If you think making the internet safer and spreading freedom as taking it in the rear, you don't understand the BSD license. If you can't understand the short and readable BSD license, what chances are you'll understand the GPLegalese?
"3) Base your product off of an excellent piece of GPL-licensed software. Your product will be improved by the community, who will thank you for your contribution greatly. Your competition cannot get a leg up on you, just because you decided to play open-source.
Not everyone chooses #3. But quite a few do."
It's nice to see the MPAA and the RIAA make use of GNU/Linux without having contributed anything, since their modifications are private. It's also nice to see the majority of IBM employees work for free on their GNU/Linux projects. I should include the Blob, while I am at it. Yes, this is reaming your rear, getting a leg up on you, and forcing DRM down your throat, if you don't understand what I mean.
Open Source may be a game to you, but Free Source and Freedom is not to BSDs.
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