Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:03:16 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "Open Source Town Meeting" supports only one faction Message-ID: <199807212103.PAA17229@lariat.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <199807212052.QAA08270@shell.monmouth.com> References: <199807211939.NAA15713@lariat.lariat.org>
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At 04:52 PM 7/21/98 -0400, Bill/Carolyn Pechter wrote: >Brett -- I also disagree with the Free Software Foundation's philosophy. >However, I think it's a reasonable place for the funding to go. I disagree. The Free Software Foundation's main objective nowadays is to promote the notion that the GPL is the One True Way. They even oppose the notion of "Open Source" software; see http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html >There's a large percentage of the Open Source Software built with Gnu >compilers and tools and seeing each group attending this forum >wanting a splintered cut of the take would discourage cooperation. Contributing to the FSF discourages cooperation, as it openly disparages all other forms of "open source" software (again, see the Web page cited above). >I think we can let this opportunity to be difficult slide. I think it's vital to take it. >Can you imagine the screams if the Linux folks were told a part of the >take was going to support the Freebsd or NetBSD project. Why shouldn't we scream just as loudly? Supporting FSF *is* supporting Linux. I think that FreeBSD's advocacy group should make a formal request that if O'Reilly is to call the event an "Open Source Town Hall," it is inappropriate for the proceeds to go to one faction that consistently denigrates all other viewpoints. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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