From: reason67@my-deja.com
Subject: Re: The revolution will not be standardized
Date: 1999/12/13
Date: 1999-12-13T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8335ip$b8f$1@nnrp1.deja.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8333q3$9rh$1@nnrp1.deja.com
In article <8333q3$9rh$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com> wrote:
> > Since Java is now free, in the monetary sense...
>
> Yes, but is it free in the freedom sense?
Yes it is. You have the freedom to choose to use Java under the
restrictions put on it by Sun. You do not have the freedom to force Sun
to not put restrictions on it. Since Sun can not force you to use it,
Java is free in the freedom sense because no one can initiate force in
its use.
---
Jeffrey S. Blatt
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Before you buy.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-12-13 0:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-12-09 0:00 The revolution will not be standardized Ted Dennison
1999-12-10 0:00 ` Ed Falis
1999-12-10 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-12-12 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-13 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-12-14 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-13 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-12-13 0:00 ` reason67 [this message]
1999-12-13 0:00 ` Aidan Skinner
1999-12-14 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-14 0:00 ` reason67
1999-12-14 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-12-14 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
1999-12-14 0:00 ` Greg Martin
1999-12-14 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
1999-12-15 0:00 ` Greg Martin
1999-12-15 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-12-16 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
1999-12-21 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-21 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-12-22 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-12-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-23 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-12-23 0:00 ` gnat 3.12 Michael Ben-Gershon
1999-12-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-23 0:00 ` The revolution will not be standardized Richard D Riehle
2000-01-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-01-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-06 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-01-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-06 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-12-15 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-12-14 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-12-15 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-15 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-12-14 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
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