Re: [dwm] Freedom (was: Re: sic ipv6 patch)

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 3:17 PM, hiro <23hiro_AT_googlemail.com> wrote:
>> *you* don't get it (I'm good at personnal attack too): this is a way
>> to lead on the path of understanding "why the GPL".
>
> And do you already know what comes after "understanding" on that path
> you are talking about?
> I hope you are going on...
> You should search for the path of truth.
>
>> Another way to see the GPL: "do not close the code".
>
> You don't need a GPL for "not closing the code".

Hu? There is another license as secure than the GPL to protect against
code closing?

>
> On 5/20/08, Szabolcs Nagy <nszabolcs_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 5/20/08, hiro <23hiro_AT_googlemail.com> wrote:
>> >> What do you think about the freedom to remove the freedom from the code?
>>
>> > cut any other's freedom. On the other hand everyone could use your
>> > code, and noone would even notice. It does *no* harm to others.
>>
>>
>> sure it does
>> if i start selling dwm for money then it can make harm (economically
>> and game theoretically)
>
> Game theory? Economy?
> You mean religion?
> Think again.
>
>> there are many possible attitudes and strategies with respect to
>> software licensing and it's absolutely not trivial which one to chose
>> to achieve a goal (or which goal to prefer).
>
>> it is perfectly justified to talk and reason about the consequences of
>> certain licensing schemes.
>
> It's perfectly justified to do more important things instead.
>
>>
>> > Code has no freedom. people in society want to be free, but the code
>> > doesn't mind. It is just letters and stuff. neither free nor unfree.
>>
>>
>> imho noone talked abut the freedom of code but the freedom of people
>> using that code.
>
> imho you don't got a clue.
> Look again at the quote in the context:
>> What do you think about the freedom to remove the freedom from the code?
>
> --
> hiro
>
>

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