On May 14, 6:12 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek- central.gen.new_zealand> wrote: > In message <2ff3643b-6ef1-4471-8438- > > > > dcba0dc93...@a21g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, Patrick Maupin wrote: > > On May 13, 10:04 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro > > <l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote: > > >> In message <mailman.142.1273767256.32709.python-l...@python.org>, Ed > >> Keith wrote: > > >>> The claim is being made that [the GPL] restricts freedom. > > >> What about the “freedom” to restrict other people’s freedom? Should that > >> be restricted or not? > > > It's interesting that some people don't like the comparison of the > > Free Software movement to a religion, yet the main argument of the > > movement, and the deliberate co-opting of words like "Free" and "Free > > Software" ... > > Haven’t you “co-opted” those words yourself?
Only in response. But hey, it's not just me; even Stallman says that MIT-licensed software is "free software", just not "Free Software". Regards, Pat -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
