Harpalus a Como wrote: > On 10/5/06, Han Boetes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rod.. Whitworth wrote: > > > It says "Yes, companies could voluntarily cooperate without > > > a license forcing them to. The *BSDs try to depend on > > > this. But it today's cutthroat market, that's more like the > > > "Prisoner's Dilemma". In the dilemma, it's better to > > > cooperate; but since the other guy might choose to not > > > cooperate, and exploit your naivete, you may choose to not > > > cooperate. A way out of this dilemma is to create a > > > situation where you must cooperate, and the GPL does that." > > > > > > Look at the last line. MUST. Must != Freedom. > > > > In my world freedom is something you have to fight for, > > otherwise it gets taken away. Putting a limit on your freedoms > > is a good thing. For example freedom is most defined as `the > > freedom to do whatever you wish as long as it does not hurt > > somebody else,' well that last part `as long as it does not > > hurt anybody else' is what the GPL is about. > > > > In your definition of freedom you'd have the freedom to hurt > > somebody else. > > Your "freedom" is forced. Companies and individuals have no > choice in the matter, because it's required by the license. We > have the freedom to vote, but we aren't forced to do so. You > don't seem to realize that it's not freedom if it's forced at > the end of a proverbial GPL gun.
Exactly! It's forced! # Han
