On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 09:01 -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Steve Lamb wrote: > > > > I agree. I'm all for openness and freedom, don't get me wrong. But I > > hardly see how openness and freedom that forces people into a certain > > position > > is either open or free. It's just another close position. If it is our > > machine then where's the fault in us doing what we want with it? Especially > > in cases where a free and open alternative often doesn't exist. > > > > What if the not-so-open alternative is not redistributable without some > sort of licensing agreement. Then the Debian project can strike an > agrement with the developers, but then you would not be allowed to make > copies and give them to your friends. > > -Roberto >
I don't think so. I moved to Debian because it has a strong appeal for the concept of freedom, and what is close to - to be on your own. The Debian community is an effort t overcome this loneliness without taking of the freedom. In my humble opinion, GPL is the only agreement we need. Fortuna fortes adjuvat. -- Ms. Eng. Fernando Augusto Bender Pesquisador em Controle Automático 51 8401 4413 Use Linux: http://www.debian.org Comer, beber e amar. O resto não vale um níquel. Lord Byron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
