2010/9/25 Siju George <[email protected]>: > I posted a link on what BSDL people think about it. > Does my personal opinion matter if the authors are ok with it and if > it is not illegal? > > > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=119769638425153&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=119770190928099&w=2
Thanks for sharing this. I had read these GPL vs BSD debates on slashdot and ilug-bom list. But those were all third party interpretations. Reading these straight from BSD developers was really the best part of the links you gave. I had a chance to listen to RMS and Eben live and it always give one great insight, when one hears it straight from the horse's mouth. No one else can relate the way one do from one's personal experiences. Even though I like GPL to BSD, if I write code. I respect the choice of a developer to chose his license. And I have immense respect for BSD developers. > The fact that linux guys stopped what they started proves what they > were porpagating about BSDL was wrong. And that is all i wanted to > stay > > :-) Fair enough. > Well I 've been in this list for quite some time and carefully avoided > any talk on licences and freedom etc. or disputes and concentrated on > helping people with the little I know. You can make that out from the > archives. > > What really got on my nerves was > > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/pipermail/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org/2010-September/005159.html പുത്തനച്ചി പുരപ്പുറം തൂക്കുമെന്നു് കേട്ടിട്ടില്ലേ. Many times hen people come to Free Software, the main aim for them becomes, how can he tell about this to others. It takes some time to understand different view points, people's motivations etc. I used to run around lists and flame people as well. I believe (well, it is up to others to tell if it is true or not), I have learned to respect differences and work on things with mutual agreement. > not the mail itself but the distros link in that mail! > > I came to this group but did not expect such radicalism. I am glad > that you chose to disagree :-) I respect you for that. But whenever > things got institutionalized a few radicals came and took over and > started killing the spirit with the letter ( that is waht the gnu > distros page is all about ). And then it progressed to redefining the > letter to suit their own needs as v2 v3 etc. It might help, if you listen to RMS and Eben talk about these things than making your views based on what BSD developers tell about them. Well, reading views of BSD developers helped me to broaden. > Glad that some of my mails did help you thin in a differrent angle. > But the main intention was to show how nasty things can get if we > start throwing mud at each other in the name of GPL, BSD etc. Indeed, but there is another angle to it as well. If we don't teach people to respect Freedom, they will lose it easily. Well, that is what RMS says, I seems to agree with the intention, but the way we put it forward also matters. > And let me tell you one thing. Of all the enthusiasm there was here in > people to talk about freedom I wnder why no one commented anything on > > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/pipermail/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org/2010-September/005256.html For myself, I am still catching up with mails, I was busy last four days. > I guess either not many people saw that mail or they were more > interested in talk about freedom than action? That might be true for many people. I believe it has to be a mix of talk as well as action. > Well as for me I am not here to convince anybody that he should use > GPL or BSD or anything like that. Because I son't define freedom the > radical FSF way. As for my story in using Free Software it is > partially written here those interested may read it. > > http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/users/2010-09/msg00083.html > > and you will know I am not a GPL basher either! > It was interesting, thanks for sharing it. -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as they follow the rules: laws and constitution. _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
