From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Feb 27 5:51:16 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E806737B400 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:51:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #7) id 16g4U3-000Dn1-00; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:51:03 +0000 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.11.6/8.11.1) id g1RDp3X65433; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:51:03 GMT (envelope-from jcm) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:51:03 +0000 From: j mckitrick To: Benjamin Krueger Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First test of GPL in court Message-ID: <20020227135103.E64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20020227122820.A64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20020227142005.A16555@energyhq.homeip.net> <20020227132417.B64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20020227052928.L12253@rain.macguire.net> <20020227133748.C64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20020227054428.M12253@rain.macguire.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20020227054428.M12253@rain.macguire.net>; from benjamin@macguire.net on Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 05:44:28AM -0800 X-Scanner: exiscan *16g4U3-000Dn1-00*tWiph/1Sxjg* (Manchester Computing, University of Manchester) Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org | > Basically his idea of 'free software' where proprietary software is all | > but eliminated, and everyone works for fun, not profit, and he gets to | > stand as god over his 'revolution.' | | While some folks might decide that is his personal goal, it isn't the stated | goal of the GPL or GNU Foundation. Neither may be perfect, but lets not mix | facts with pleasure. ;) I doubt he would state it explicitly, but his actions seem to indicate such motives. I mean, Bill Gates claims *his* motivation is giving customers what they want. :-) | Besides, everyone knows the revolution will not be gnuified and there is | no cabal; only a stack of dirty punchcards and a guy named Hank. (weeee!) You *completely* lost me here. Need more info. ;-) Though it seems to me the revolution *has* been gnuified, but is just showing indications of running out of steam (read: venture capital) as a viable business (as opposed to development) model. jm -- My other computer is your windows box. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message