From: Mike McCarty (jmccarty_at_ssd.usa.alcatel.com)
Date: 2002-04-02 19:50:39
On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Adam Dunkels wrote:
> On Tuesday 02 April 2002 18.22, you wrote:
[snip]
> > Maybe I don't understand your point.
>
> My whole point is that mindless bashing of the GPL doesn't lead anywhere.
> Constructive criticism is the way to go - if you want to argue against the
> GPL, you must know how it works.
I am not mindless. My degree is in mathematics; my graduate work was
done at the University of Texas at Dallas, where I also taught
mathematics. Though English is not my first language, I have spoken it
since I was about two years old, and I consider myself reasonably
competent in it, having worked as a professional translator between
English and other languages, notably Spanish (my first language) and
German. Some of the documents I translated were legal documents, such
as patents. So I consider that I am reasonably adept at understanding
this type of document.
I haven't bashed GPL, that I noticed. I have remarked on certain
properties it has.
> The GPL is weapon made for destroying proprietary licenses, not free
> licenses. Even though RMS thinks that free licenses are bad, he doesn't think
> that they are as evil as proprietary licenses.
I suggest you let Stallman speak for himself.
I suggest you get a civil tongue.
I suggest that you may not always know the credentials of those with
whom you are arguing.
Mike
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