From: Chris Morgan <mihalis@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Open-Source and programming style
Date: 1998/11/15
Date: 1998-11-15T21:20:41-06:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ogq848xf.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: m31zn4wr4n.fsf@fred.muc.de
Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de> writes:
> Regarding your assertion that big Open Source software always have a fixed
> spec because they're cloning something: good counter examples are GNU emacs
> and PGP (before it went commercial)
This is true as far as it goes, however RMS made GNU Emacs based on
his experiences with previous Emacsen dating back to his original
version. It does seem then that GPL is a particularly good fit for
software which is well-understood by the people wishing to develop
it. Cloners in the case of some well-known GPL items, but in many
notable cases the original visionaries arrive at GPL after experience
with other schemes such as proprietary or other "freeware"
licenses. Perhaps GPL is the happy-hunting grounds where programs go
to be happy after having served their time being used to wring money
from users in previous incarnations.
--
Chris Morgan <mihalis at ix.netcom.com>
Home Web Server - http://mihalis.dyn.ml.org/index.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1998-11-15 0:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-11-14 0:00 Open-Source and programming style Tom Moran
1998-11-14 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1998-11-14 0:00 ` Andi Kleen
1998-11-14 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1998-11-15 0:00 ` Andi Kleen
1998-11-19 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1998-11-14 0:00 ` dewar
1998-11-15 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1998-11-15 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1998-11-15 0:00 ` Andi Kleen
1998-11-15 0:00 ` Corey Minyard
1998-11-19 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1998-11-15 0:00 ` Chris Morgan [this message]
1998-11-16 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-11-16 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1998-11-17 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-11-17 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1998-11-19 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1998-11-23 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-11-16 0:00 ` dennison
1998-11-16 0:00 ` dewarr
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