Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 17:24:38 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: cmott@srv.net (Charles Mott) Cc: julian@whistle.com, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD based box wins prize at COMDEX! Message-ID: <199711172224.RAA07892@dyson.iquest.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971117142019.1092C-100000@darkstar.home> from Charles Mott at "Nov 17, 97 02:35:00 pm"
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Charles Mott said: > > Although the FreeBSD license is on the side of personal freedom, it does > have its downside. GPL, on the other hand, compels software writers to > give back to the freeware community. > I think that responsible companies like Whistle try to contribute back to the software pool. The GPL doesn't even guarantee the give-back. I think that using the free market, with the public knowledge that the company contributes-back is a vastly superior alternative. Freer (BSD is one of them) license terms have less of the police-state or "free if you use it the way that I want you to" mentality associated with more restrictive license terms. -- John dyson@freebsd.org jdyson@nc.com
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