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Date:      Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:47:22 -0700
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be>
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: GPL rant number 31391 (was: Jordan Hubbard on Darwin)
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20001118184345.045f1d90@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <v04220813b63cd8c37b03@[195.238.1.121]>
References:  <20001119111646.C5877@echunga.lemis.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20001118142924.00cb6850@localhost> <20001119111646.C5877@echunga.lemis.com>

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At 06:11 PM 11/18/2000, Brad Knowles wrote:

>        I have to agree as well.  While the GPL folks may be anti-BSD, the BSD folks don't necessarily have to be anti-GPL.  While I don't like their license, I feel no restraint whatsoever against using good software that I like, such as bash.
>
>        I really don't see why you've got your panties in such a twist.

It has to do with the big picture. The BSD community should not be dependent 
upon a group that seeks to snuff it out. It needs its own shells, its own
compilers, its own tools. Both for its own sake and for the sake of users
who would otherwise be locked into the FSF's software.

--Brett



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