On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 10:43, Bijan Soleymani wrote: > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 05:42, Aryan Ameri wrote: > > > I don't know why everybody is flaming Bijan. I think his argument is > > > valid. > > > > > > Call me a zealot, or anything you want, but I really care about my > > > freedom. Accept is guys, there are people out there, who care about > > > > We're a bit peeved because of his intolerant "I hate software that > > I can't copy and modify" attitude. Should I hate homosexuals because > > I am heterosexual? > > That's not a fair comparison. Sexual preference is not a choice. And > secondly it doesn't really concern anyone other than the person and > his/her partner.
What does it matter whether h/s is a choice or not? You *hate* closed-source licenses. That's *very* extreme. Extreme like hat- ing someone because they are h/s. Software licensing seems so minor compared to other things you could hate. > I dislike proprietary software because it can't be copied and > modified. It limits my freedom and that does concern me. That seems > very reasonable to me. So you've moderated your stance on closed-source software -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | "Oh, great altar of passive entertainment, bestow upon me | | thy discordant images at such speed as to render linear | | thought impossible" (Calvin, regarding TV) | +----------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
