Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:45:28 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: swear@attbi.com (Gary W. Swearingen), FreeBSD Chat <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: RMS says: "Use BSD, for goodness sake!" Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20030627133739.035722d0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <qrisqrzb56.sqr@localhost.localdomain> References: <3EFBFEBD.B8772772@mindspring.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20030625214311.00e5e240@localhost> <20030626110336.GW34365@iconoplex.co.uk> <20030626113553.GA53078@packet.org.uk> <20030626122023.GB763@nitro.dk> <20030626124601.GB57378@iconoplex.co.uk> <3EFBFEBD.B8772772@mindspring.com>
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At 11:24 AM 6/27/2003, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: >Thank you for using "if". As much as I dislike copyleft, it's clear >(from this thread alone) that moving to a no-copyleft FreeBSD should not >be a goal. Why do you draw this conclusion? My conclusion, after reading this thread, is that FreeBSD must act NOW to remove as much GPLed code as possible (hopefully, every shred of it). FreeBSD is now so dangerously dependent upon GPLed software that it soon will no longer be able to fufill its role as a source of truly free code. This is, of course, one of Stallman's goals: to infiltrate both truly free and commercial software to the point where no operating system and no software product is independent of the FSF's software. And FreeBSD is falling for the ruse. YES, we absolutely do need to bring older code up to date -- or even re-program the wheel if necessary. To insist upon blind forward "progress" while the enemy is in fact nipping at our flanks is to ensure defeat. The price of not standing up for principle now will be to lose our very REAL freedom in exchange for Stallman's false "freedom." --Brett Glass
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