Titus 3:10-11 Chris Little wrote: > [Forwarding message per request. Sorry, I can't advise how to fix the > sending problem. --Chris] > > Begin forwarded message: > > >> From: Moses McKnight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: January 26, 2008 3:59:22 PM PST >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions >> >> Hey Chris, I tried to send this to the list but it bounced with the >> following error: >> >> Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; host mail.crosswire.org[64.140.154.250] >> said: >> 550-Verification failed for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 550-Unrouteable >> address 550 >> Sender verify failed (in reply to RCPT TO command) >> >> >> Can you send it for me? Or tell me what I need to do to send it? >> >> Thanks, >> Moses >> >> >> >> Jason Galyon wrote: >> >>> Chris Little wrote: >>> >>>> The only people who would consider the GPL "freedom destroying" >>>> are people who only care about their own freedoms and not those >>>> of others (i.e. selfish people). I don't think we care about >>>> their interests. We certainly don't have any interest in having >>>> our work exploited by the selfish, who would like to exploit our >>>> years of work for their own personal, possibly monetary, gain. >>>> >>>> --Chris >>>> >>>> >>> This is full of angst and ignorance. I would expect that of a >>> child but not a Christian. If you can not develop a frontend (for >>> example) in whatever OSI approved license you choose then I believe >>> that is one of the many reasons why people see the GPL as viral and >>> freedom destroying. >>> >> I personally don't see the angst in Chris' post. As for his >> argument I >> don't want to put words in his mouth but let me expand on it a little. >> The reason he can rightfully say that the people who would consider >> the >> GPL "freedom destroying" are selfish and care only about their own >> freedoms is this: They think they should have the right (freedom) to >> use >> someone else's software (time and labor) without recompense or >> restriction, but the people who wrote the software should not have the >> right or freedom to receive a recompense or place a restriction on >> their >> work. This is the essence of slavery - someone else getting to use >> your >> time and labor any way want without recompense. >> >> Furthermore, to call the GPL viral is a misnomer at best and really >> indicative of the selfish attitude mentioned above. If you don't like >> the license, don't use the software licensed that way. Quite simple. >> Nothing "forces" you to use the software. Your software is completely >> unaffected by the GPL if you don't use GPL software in it, and the GPL >> cannot possibly "infect" your software. You must purposely use GPL >> software in your software in order to affected by it, therefore the >> GPL >> cannot be accurately called a "virus". To do so is what I would >> expect >> of a child and not a Christian :-) I would also say that the only >> people I have seen that call the GPL a virus and freedom destroying >> are >> either companies or individuals who want to use GPL software in their >> own commercial software and don't like the license. >> >> >>> Some look for the good of all and see GPL as not the best method to >>> reach those ends. >>> >> You may not intend to but the way this is worded gives the subtle >> implication that those who use the GPL are not looking for the good >> of all. >> >> >>> Again, there are other licenses out there and if you are forced to >>> only use GPL then read that again and notice the word "FORCE". >>> Lets try and be civil and take the rhetoric out. >>> >> As I mentioned above, no one is "forcing" anyone to use the GPL. If >> you >> don't like it, don't use the software. No one is "forcing" you to use >> the software either. That's some of the rhetoric you mention... >> >> Moses >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >
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