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Stallman and 'extremists'
Richard Stallman has a clear, logically consistent position. He has never advocated violence, theft, or any behavior that I consider unethical. He doesn't coerce anyone to use the GPL, he only has the force of his arguments. If you don't like the GPL, don't use it, you have that freedom. ZD Net is also running articles about Microsoft 'nag ware'. Microsoft has chosen a different license. I respect that too. When I use Gnu software, I respect the GPL. When I use Windows software, I respect Microsoft's licenses. Why is there any need to describe either camp as extremist? Live and let live.
Posted by: shis-ka-bob   Posted on: 08/26/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Well, Dana...  Userama | 08/26/08
troops !?  shis-ka-bob | 08/26/08
commitee is more like it... not troops.  shryko | 08/27/08
still a military analogy  shis-ka-bob | 08/27/08
RE: Open source extremism lives  btidwell | 08/26/08
Not the same thing  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 08/26/08
Maybe not the best example  btidwell | 08/26/08
GPL and Copyright  daengbo | 08/27/08
You are right about the distinction  btidwell | 08/27/08
What I said  daengbo | 08/27/08
open source extremism lives.....  xuniL_z | 08/26/08
It's everywhere  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 08/26/08
Yup, Windows extremists too...  TtfnJohn | 08/27/08
Differences  xuniL_z | 08/28/08
Open source extremism lives AND turns  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/08
You used to be fun, now you're just boring.  kozmcrae | 08/26/08
Ah, an extremist tells me  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/08
It's gotta hurt then that...  T1Oracle | 08/28/08
I was under the impression...  AndyCee | 08/27/08
Did you expect party discipline?  John L. Ries | 08/26/08
Good one, John  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 08/26/08
Stallman and 'extremists'  shis-ka-bob | 08/26/08
Indeed.. Right On  TedKraan | 08/27/08
Absolutely agree.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/08
Thing is, though  TtfnJohn | 08/27/08
Open source is not a business movement  jimmyed2000 | 08/28/08
Not quite  Someguy2 | 09/03/08
RE: Open source extremism lives  joshuagay | 09/09/08

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