I'll even bite again Mr. Vim Visual. On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 10:44:54PM +0100, Vim Visual wrote: > I am a newcomer to this community but I have the "feeling" that I have > put my finger on a... sensitive point
Sharp observation! Maybe it has something to do with the BSD part of OpenBSD. > > in any case thanks for the answers, and for the mild biting, Marco, I > think I have now an impression... > > btw are you using X? and if so, which wm? most of them are under the > gpl, right? this must hurt if you're such a bsd license defender... I use ion which is GPL. I also use gcc which is GPL. So? I encourage everyone to develop GPL. However do not expect me to play along. The GPL is fatally flawed and hasn't been tested in court. I wouldn't bet my code or company on it. Despite popular believe I don't think that the GPL has furthered the cause of the open source community by one bit. I would go as far as saying that it hasn't. The only thing it has done is create a wildly unenforcible license goo in the community that will eventually cause severe problems whenever GPL hits the courts for a *real* case. I don't like giving something away and then later asking for it back. Do you do the same when you donate to a cause? Altruism is a bad economic driver and the GPL is a prime example. Favor economies don't work; think about the great human communistic experiment. What's next? The GTL (Guilt Trip License)? Before you ask, I make a bad hippie but do enjoy writing code and giving it away. > > thanks again You are welcome.
