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Re: Free software, proprietary software and Stalin
- To: Atul Chitnis <achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: Free software, proprietary software and Stalin
- From: Raj Mathur <raju@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 14:10:29 +0530 (IST)
- Cc: Linux India General <linux-india-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10003011311260.2930-100000@cix.exocore.com>
- References: <20000229232936.C29784@sharmas.dhs.org> <Pine.LNX.4.10.10003011311260.2930-100000@cix.exocore.com>
- Reply-to: raju@xxxxxxx
>>>>> "Atul" == Atul Chitnis <achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Atul> [snip]
Atul> It is entirely possible that with the changes that take
Atul> place on an almost everyday basis, both GPL and BSD are not
Atul> 100% with it anymore, and need to adapt to address some
Atul> market realities.
On the other hand, it is also possible that GPL /is/ 100% with it and
doesn't need to adapt.
Atul> [snip]
Atul> One thing I can guarantee you - if everyone in the GPL/BSD
Atul> camps refuses to adapt, and continue to stick to absolutes,
Atul> both are going to start offending enough people to make them
Atul> non-feasible.
Nah, to misquote Marie Antoinette, ``Let the BSD'ers eat cake''. I'm
not particularly bothered by the FUD, misrepresentations and
deliberate misunderstandings coming out of that camp... looks like an
MS all over again.
Atul> If nothing else changes - at leats the people should have
Atul> the courage to say "we agree to diagree". Discussions that
Atul> end up in bloody noses on a mailing list are not going to
Atul> change the end result.
Hey, I have no problems with people disagreeing with me (in fact, I
remember at least two people who survived a disagreement with me,
albeit crippled for life). OTOH, it's a bit difficult to sit back and
swallow some of the <insert earlier adjectives here> without gagging
at least a little bit. Maybe Arun should just prefix each message
subject with ``[TROLL]''? *Grinning, ducking and running*
Atul> I'd rather like to see people discussing a "best of" kind of
Atul> solution - one that takes the best features of each, and
Atul> helps the creation of a universally acceptable solution.
Have you considered the possibility that the GPL already has the
features that many people want?
Atul> How about it? A theoretical "Linux India General Licence"?
Hmm, why don't you post one and then we'll have a month-long flamewar
on which features it should and shouldn't include? ;-)
Regards,
-- Raju