Re: [ILUG-BOM] Forbes.com: Toppling Linux

On Friday 27 October 2006 17:44, Mrugesh Karnik wrote:

GPL does take away your freedom to make proprietary software though. Sometimes it can be necessary.

I've been keeping away from this thread but this is an exemplary example of ignorance. Boss, what was GNU project started for? It was started precisely _BECAUSE_ Stallman was completely opposed to proprietary softwares. Why? Well he was not allowed to fix some source! Why the heck do you think will GPL support creation of proprietary software if the creator of the FSF was completely against the entire ideology of proprietary software.

If you want to write proprietary software then use BSD style licensed software.