Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again) To : comp.programming From : Richard Heathfield Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 12:17 pm Randy Howard said: > Richard Heathfield wrote > (in article > ): > >> Hats off to RMS for sticking to his guns on this. I think he himself is a >> bit overzealous, but somebody has to be! I prefer a more laid-back >> approach myself. > > I have no problem with his desire to have more free software > available in the world. What I do have a problem with is the > 'make all the other kinds go away, by force if necessary' > aspect. Right. The more choice we have, the better. Provided legislation doesn't get in the way, open and closed source can compete on one obvious playing-field - usage. Right here, right now, I have just about 100% open source usage, so for me open source is winning. About the only cloud around is the lack of a Linux driver for my camera. Grrr. If people like Quinn want to pay a small fortune for duff software, that's their decision, not mine. But I'm glad I have a viable alternative. -- Richard Heathfield "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/2005 http://www.cpax.org.uk email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously) .