Re: 'GPL encumbrance problems' (jdow)

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Christofer C. Bell wrote:
On 1/19/06, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Christofer C. Bell wrote:

On 1/18/06, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


What's the point of it existing then if people shouldn't use it?


The point of it existing is "to make people be nice to each other" and

Oh, brother. It is *impossible* to "make people be nice to each other".
To quote a famous man...

       I can't control my neighbors *dog*, let alone my neighbor.


Seems to be working for RMS:

Do you claim that RS is able to make people be nice to each other?
Then what the hell is going on in Iraq?

[snip]

BTW, desiring to control the behavior of others is generally
considered a personality disorder.


BTW, that's exactly what commerical EULAs do, also.  So commerical
software distributors are all rife with personality disorders, as
well?

I'm sure that some of them do. I don't know of any who believe that
they can "make people be nice to each other" with an EULA.

Mike
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