On Mon, 2005-06-20 at 22:20 -0500, Jeff Bachtel wrote: > You know, I've often been accused of being unable to read, but to my > eyes it appears Raymond was positing that the GPL was not needed, and > that software should be released under a BSD license.
Actually, he said "GPL is based on the belief that open source software is weak and needs to be protected. With it, we continue injuring ourselves, cutting ourselves from the economic benefits of BSD license". He didn't say whether the belief is wrong, or what the economic benefits of licensing under BSD terms might be, and hence didn't conclude anything. However, regardless of what I think about this... > So did you actually read the article, or just assumed you knew the > position ESR had taken? ... I wasn't commenting on ESR's position at all, but on the previous poster's assertion that ESR's stance on gun control has got anything to do with anything. Cheers Steffen.
