Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again) To : comp.programming From : mschaef Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 06:33 pm In article , Scott Moore wrote: >MSCHAEF.COM wrote On 09/29/05 12:22,: ... >> The difference is that I can dismantle my car, replace parts (sometimes >> with totally different and/or improved parts), and generally work with >> pieces of the car at a very fine-grained level. >> >> With canned software, it's technically challenging to do all of the above, >> and often times illegal. >> >> -Mike > >Also the difference is that with a car, parts wear out. Software does not >wear out. Few people working on a car redesign it at the same time. Some do: http://www.panozauto.com/ http://www.automobilemag.com/news/0311_focusv8/ http://www.saleen.com/ http://www.callawaycars.com/ http://www.nsxfiles.com Most of this would violate the EULA if cars were sold like software. Of course, with cars the manufacturer can at least be held liable for design faults. (Something that typically can't be said for software vendors.) -Mike -- http://www.mschaef.com .