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Suppose that depends on your level of greed...
You must work for "MicroSux", eh Loverock? Feeling a little threatened by (to quote you) "Linsux"?

Nobody is "forced" to give away anything they don't want to give away. If one is motivated by greed when developing software, then fine, establish a license and sell it.

OTOH, many, many people are tired of being gouged for software provided by companies that are becoming more and more anti-consumer with each passing year. They want more money, they want more control over what we do with their products, they want less competion. What is the root motivation here??? Let me see....could it be.... GREED! You are obviously on that side of the fence.

I suppose that if the only thing that provides you with "pride and joy" in your work is money, all I can do is offer you my sympathies. But just so you know, a lot of people toil away at times solely because they want to contribute or create something useful, not because they want money. Nobody is "forcing" them to give away anything. It's not "stealing" if you give it away.

And, just to clarify, Linux IS about having some freedom. I know.... you can't understand that, but it's true.

>>You are forced to give away your code that you worked so hard on. Your code, your pride and joy, all gone for others to steal and take credit.<<
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License Overhaul  htotten | 02/14/05
Mono vs Java  Roger Ramjet | 02/14/05
The main reason  htotten | 02/14/05
Huh?  doe_z | 02/14/05
I thought my computer got a critical virus...  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
GPL is a joke.  pa2004 | 02/14/05
You are a total joke  hipparchus2000 | 02/14/05
If it's not broke  Chad_z | 02/14/05
Linux license overhaul--don't hold your breath  Loverock Davidson | 02/14/05
Forced? how so?  theding0 | 02/14/05
Suppose that depends on your level of greed...  shawkins | 02/14/05
Giving away someone else's money.  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
Got that right  rapson | 02/14/05
Where it counts...  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
Exactly...  shawkins | 02/14/05
No better than Microsoft, and maybe worse...  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
You just have to make sure...  Michael Kelly | 02/14/05
I think you are confused  AmusedAtItAll | 02/14/05
Got that right  AmusedAtItAll | 02/14/05
Giving or Greed?  Update victim | 02/14/05
Actually  Linux User 147560 | 02/14/05
f you can't make $$$ off of it it's not worth your time  htotten | 02/14/05
But you can get paid for your work you silly little man wink  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
That is what is good about choices  AmusedAtItAll | 02/14/05
Happens every day Anton....  shawkins | 02/14/05
Also  voska | 02/14/05
I don't enjoy arguing with idealism.  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
I know this one company that gives away free stuff  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
Have you listened to yourself today?  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
Of course there are reasons to produce free software.  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
No. Not okay.  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
On the premises.  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
Anton, try and follow a logical progression.  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
Interesting  NonZealot | 02/14/05
Why do people put words in my mouth, nonZealot?  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
Garbage in - garbage out  AmusedAtItAll | 02/14/05
Your assumptions border on ridiculous  AmusedAtItAll | 02/14/05
Put up or shut up.  seosamh_z | 02/14/05
I have "Put Up" thus won't "shut up"  shawkins | 02/14/05
Don't Like the license? Don't use it!  rpmyers1 | 02/14/05
Easier said than done.  htotten | 02/14/05
Oracle  rpmyers1 | 02/14/05
Giving away code  Letophoro | 02/14/05
Another GPL mythmonger on the loose  AmusedAtItAll | 02/14/05
To avoid being GPL'ed  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
You're not supposed to  rapson | 02/14/05
Independent software developement is dying field  voska | 02/14/05
Not dead yet....  htotten | 02/14/05
Suppose you license the WinCE code  rpmyers1 | 02/14/05
You are only required to give them  htotten | 02/14/05
code which will contain your IP  rpmyers1 | 02/14/05
It is no different with the GNU GPL  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
The difference is  AmusedAtItAll | 02/14/05
It's not like it's that hard to avoid becoming "contaminated"  Michael Kelly | 02/14/05
DO you even know what they mean by, 'how close'?  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
Sounds like the rewriting of the GPL is unnecessary...  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
English Lit 101: Ask yourself, "what is the purpose of the story."  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
Correction... just over 20%  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
You look, but not see.  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
Ie, yie, yie!  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
A license can not subvert the law.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/14/05
Not trying to subvert  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
That's what I said...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/14/05
Yes, it was, wasn't it.  Anton Philidor | 02/14/05
Message has been deleted.  AmusedAtItAll | 02/14/05
Licensing does that quite regularly  voska | 02/14/05
Perhaps  Update victim | 02/14/05
And perhaps pigs will fly...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/14/05
I was under the impression...  Michael Kelly | 02/14/05
Not dead wrong, just slightly mistaken.  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
wait and see, no_ax  hipparchus2000 | 02/14/05
Sorry, you are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/14/05
Sorry, you are slightly off.  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
You need to do some more home work.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/15/05
Kill open source?  richdave | 02/14/05
Nope  Linux User 147560 | 02/14/05
RE: Nope  richdave | 02/14/05
But the GPL does allow incorporation into proprietary software.  The King's Servant | 02/14/05
"The snowballing success of Linux ..."  George Mitchell | 02/14/05
What the GPL people are missing  phantom_z | 03/03/05

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