On Jan 8, 2008 8:06 PM, Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "With free software, users don't have to pay the distribution fee in > order to use the software. They can copy the program from a friend who > has a copy, or with the help of a friend who has network access." > > That is kind of against buying software from developers, don't you think? > > You are quoting from selling.html. The page clearly says we > are not ethically against buying software from developers.
Yeah, yeah. When someone gives a conflicting message he or she can avoid accepting responsibility for the negative message if called on it. Sort of. Hey RMS, don't you know that according to the panel of judges led by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Easterbrook ("Frank Hoover Easterbrook (born 1948) is Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He has been Chief Judge since November 2006, and has been a judge on the court since 1985. Easterbrook is noted for his use of economic analysis of law, his legalist approach to judicial interpretation, for his clear writing style, and for being one of the most prolific judges of his generation. Easterbrook is one of the most prolific and most cited appellate judges in America."): http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/fdocs/docs.fwx?submit=showbr&shofile=06-2454_008.pdf [GPL contributors can't charge -- no software commerce] "Thus the GPL propagates from user to user and revision to revision: neither the original author, nor any creator of a revised or improved version, may charge for the software or allow any successor to charge." <?> regards, alexander.
