[CS-FSLUG] GNU believers

[Nigel Ridley]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:58:19 -0500
Aaron Patrick Lehmann <lehmanap at cs.purdue.edu> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 07:53:59PM +0300, Nigel Ridley wrote:
[snip]
> > Aaron -- if you so dislike the GPL and I assume you are a man of
> > principles, why do you use GPL'd software? You would appear to be
> > somewhat of a hypocrite -- no?
> 
> Not at all.  I have no trouble USING GPL'ed software, because to my
> understanding, there's nothing in the GNU Public Liscense that demands
> me release my products under the GPL, just because I use products that
> are GPL'ed. So long as I don't make a product that is derivative of a
> GPL'ed product, I'm not obligated to release under the GPL.  It is the
> obligation upon developers to GPL their derivative work that I object
> to, nothing else.
> 
> Aaron Lehmann
> 
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Aaron -- what I meant is that if one really vehemently opposes something
the to use the same is being hypocritical. I was not trying to engage in
the pros and cons of the GPL licence.
There are many folks that, because company 'A' supports certain groups,
will boycott their products.

If you think the GPL is "virul" -- why do you use it (usage in many
licence agreements is acceptance of the licence)?

So instead of Linux you could switch to BSD without having any qualms
about the terms of the licence.

Blessings,

Nigel

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