Re: GNAT GPL 2005: Too clever by half?

["Chad R. Meiners" <chad.rmeiners@gmail.com>]

<quote>
 I'd find it difficult to sympathise with "greedy proprietary
capitalists
<\quote>

What's the difference between greedy proprietary capitalists and greedy
ideologists?

I've watched Stallman get angry with a crowd of two hundred academics
when someone ask him about the viral nature of the GPL.  He said that
calling  the GPL "viral" is flat out wrong.   He demonstrated that he
wants us to reform our minds around his so that the GPL is immune to
criticism.

The greedy proprietary capitalist wants our money.  The greedy
ideologist wants our soul.

I've watched Stallman speak.  He is either a liar or delusional about
the nature of the GPL.  I use to be a strong supporter of the GPL, but
when I heard Stallman speak, I thought, "This man is nuts!".  He wants
us to give up the right to decide how we are to be compensated for our
labor with respect to software.

The GMGPL isn't about being greedy.  It is about having the freedom to
choose your method of compensation as oppose to having Stallman dictate
your rights to you.

-CRM

P.S.  In general, I support free software; however, I disagree with
trying to force people to release free software.  This in my opinion is
not "free software".  If we the users are not allow the copyright
rights over works that we created by using the so called "free
software" to write and compile, the users aren't really free are they?