Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:45:54 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Mike Doyle <relyod@co-operation-ireland.ie> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RWS Message-ID: <20000918174554.B567@parish> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20000918104842.0086f780@199.107.2.1>; from relyod@co-operation-ireland.ie on Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 10:48:42AM %2B0100 References: <20000916153813.H47559@jade.chc-chimes.com> <20000916133833.H12955@magus.users.xmission.com> <20000916153813.H47559@jade.chc-chimes.com> <20000916135840.I12955@magus.users.xmission.com> <3.0.5.32.20000918104842.0086f780@199.107.2.1>
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On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 10:48:42AM +0100, Mike Doyle wrote: > I was looking at the GNU website on Friday, and they still have a > not-very-complimentary peice about the BSD licence, even though the > clause in question has been removed. > Just remind me, what exactly was the advertising clause? ISTR that it was something to do with displaying a credit for the CSRG (or Berkeley). If that was the case, what was the FSF's gripe? Fire up emacs, gdb, etc. and what do you get? An advert for GNU/FSF. > > At 13:58 16/09/00 -0600, you wrote: > >On Sat, Sep 16, 2000 at 03:38:13PM -0400, Bill Fumerola > <billf@chimesnet.com> wrote: > >> RMS, you mean? > > > >*blush* Yeah. :-) > > > >> I'd ask him what he thinks of the BSD license now that the advertising > clause > >> has been removed. > >> > >> If he starts to be an ass remind him that it's now "more free" then the > GPL, > >> I'm sure that would push a button or two. > > > >I will say anything you want me to once I can back it all up with facts. > >I need ammo and I need it fast. > > > >But then, I'm not going so I can start a fight. I just want to sway > >as many people that I can to BSD. > > > >-- > >magus@xmission.com http://wwp.icq.com/17901391 > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Linux is for Microsoft haters. BSD is for Unix lovers. > >http://www.freebsd.org/ http://www.openbsd.org/ http://www.netbsd.org/ > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > <>< ============================================================ ><> > Michael Doyle email: relyod@co-operation-ireland.ie > Network Administrator personal email: relyod@indigo.ie > Co-operation Ireland http://www.co-operation-ireland.ie/ > Phone: +353-1-661 0588 Fax: +353-1-661 8456 > > ********************************************************************* > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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