On Sat, 2006-02-18 at 01:40, Craig White wrote: > > > Obviously, you don't agree and > > > it's not necessary that you agree but your rant on this topic clearly > > > goes against the grain of most of those on this list. > > > > Well, if they have any understanding left of the original > > concept of freedom perhaps they won't mind seeing an opposing > > view. > > ---- > who are you referring to with 'they' ? [...] > Who is this 'they' ? Is it the users of Red Hat software? Fedora users? > People that believe that GPL license is a good thing? The 'most of those on this list' whose opinion you speak for on the line above. > The import of your vague articles is that you are suggesting that we all > just too stupid to embrace your enlightened view except that you are > hiding the bluntness of your opinions with indefinite language. Sorry, I thought it was obvious that I was responding about your equally mysterious aggregate. > We all can agree that it's probably that the GPL license does cause some > vendors not to produce software or hardware for the users of Red Hat > software or Fedora software or GNU Linux (assuming that this is the > ***they*** to which you are referring). So what? Use BSD if you like > that license better. Windows licensing apparently attracts a virtually > unlimited number of vendors...use that. I do use those products too - and expect to continue to have to. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
