Russell Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thomas Bushnell, BSG writes: > > Sure. Why don't we adopt RMS's? That would be my first vote. > > Well, because RMS is wrong. Why should a free software license allow > someone to keep software proprietary within a single legal entity? > That's the end result of his privacy requirement -- to encourage some > users to keep software proprietary. It's really weird to hear RMS > argue in favor of that.
Because, um, freedom. Freedom. Not "publicity" or "available without cost", but *freedom*, which includes the freedom to keep things to yourself or only share them with your friends.
