Paul,
Thanks for your sage words. :-)
Cheers,
Geoff
On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Paul Allen wrote:
> I'm starting to get really tired of this useless discussion.
>
> I cannot imagine that it is the intent of the GPL to deny software
> authors acknowledgement for their work. It is simply not conceivable
> that this was what the FSF had in mind when they crafted the GPL.
>
> The requirement that the OpenSSL Project be credited in any advertising
> for products incorporating OpenSSL is *not* a restriction in any
> useful sense of the word. Why would anybody not want to credit the
> OpenSSL Project for their work? If RMS or anybody else thinks this
> issue
> is worth arguing about, they have way too much time on their hands!
> Ignore them!
>
> There's code to write, people! Microsoft's legions continue to toil
> away in their dungeons. You may rest assured that they do not worry
> about obscure license clauses that get trampled underfoot.
>
> What's the goal here? Is it to produce software that doesn't suck?
> Or is it to prove that somebody's wrong? I think it's the former.
> Let's get on with it.
>
> 'Nuff said.
>
> Paul Allen
>
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