Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 16, 2006 06:25 AM
than software.
I don't buy this whole software libre stuff. While it's the authors' right to release software under any license they choose, if they really wanted to promote freedom they'd let people do whatever they wanted with the software, not just limit them to the 4 kinds of freedom that RMS approves of.
Freedom is for people, the GPL is about freeing software. A license is a license. All licenses restrict freedom, one person grants another some "rights" and denies them others. The GPL is no different except generally no cash changes hands.
I find it at least understandable (even if I don't buy their products) that Microsoft restricts my rights to protect their monetary interests. What I find truly repugnant is someone who restricts my rights and tells me its for my own good.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 16, 2006 06:25 AMI don't buy this whole software libre stuff. While it's the authors' right to release software under any license they choose, if they really wanted to promote freedom they'd let people do whatever they wanted with the software, not just limit them to the 4 kinds of freedom that RMS approves of.
Freedom is for people, the GPL is about freeing software. A license is a license. All licenses restrict freedom, one person grants another some "rights" and denies them others. The GPL is no different except generally no cash changes hands.
I find it at least understandable (even if I don't buy their products) that Microsoft restricts my rights to protect their monetary interests. What I find truly repugnant is someone who restricts my rights and tells me its for my own good.
Bah.
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