I remember the discussion we had earlier about hurd, gcc ... and rms. This comment might give a historic context to some of those incidents from some one who was there during that time
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1474941
Hi,
On 07/05/2010 01:05 AM, Praveen A wrote:
I remember the discussion we had earlier about hurd, gcc ... and rms.
ehe, care to share some references ? I don't remember this thread ..
...the point being ??
cheers, - steve
2010/7/5 steve steve@lonetwin.net:
OOPS! it was a different list but reference is this http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugc@ae.iitm.ac.in/msg16387.html
There was discussion about gcc fork, so this comment was from someone from that time - gives a different perspective.
Praveen
On 5 July 2010 12:33, jtd jtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
Opensource is a scam for milking freesoftware.
+1 BSD licensing is harmful !
Regards, Pavithran
2010/7/5 pavithran s pavi.eu@gmail.com:
How is '+1' related to the comment that follows it?
Praveen
On 07/05/2010 07:20 PM, Praveen A wrote:
Just guessing, both were attempts at trolling ?
cheers, - steve
On 5 July 2010 20:35, steve steve@lonetwin.net wrote:
Maybe "trolling " as the definition varies . Anyways I think BSD license is worse than the restrictive license like GPL . Thats all I meant . Yes my previous mail could be a 'troll' or what ever .. I dont care . I am just expressing a view here .
Regards, Pavithran
2010/7/5 pavithran s pavi.eu@gmail.com:
Just clarifying, did you mean BSD is Open Source and GPL is Free Software?
Praveen
On 6 July 2010 00:32, Praveen A pravi.a@gmail.com wrote:
Yes . We can't call BSD License as 'free' license right ? Yes GPL is also open source . but the point is it is free as in http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
On Tuesday 06 Jul 2010, pavithran s wrote:
You really should look at what the GNU project has to say and base your claims on some facts before making such sweeping statements. BSD is a free software licence since it:
(a) Meets the 4 freedoms that the GNU project lays out, and (b) Is listed as a free software licence at: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#SoftwareLicenses
Have a look at the Modified BSD Licence there.
Of course, you could claim that your definition of freedom is incompatible with the FSF's, and I respect that, but you'll excuse me if I sort of die laughing after I send this mail.
Regards,
-- Raju