From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ac39a12d5faf5b14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-20 11:32:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newscon01.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr14.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Development process in the Ada community References: <5ee5b646.0204200830.2bd258d2@posting.google.com> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.115.105.248 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr14.news.prodigy.com 1019327464 ST000 67.115.105.248 (Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:31:04 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:31:04 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: Q[O[SX[DGJVOBFD[LZKJOPHAWB\^PBQLGPQRJWQHBATBTSUBYFWEAE[YJLYPIWKHTFCMZKVMB^[Z^DOBRVVMOSPFHNSYXVDIE@X\BUC@GTSX@DL^GKFFHQCCE\G[JJBMYDYIJCZM@AY]GNGPJD]YNNW\GSX^GSCKHA[]@CCB\[@LATPD\L@J\\PF]VR[QPJN Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 18:31:04 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:22826 Date: 2002-04-20T18:31:04+00:00 List-Id: > > > Open Source). I believe programmers have an ethical obligation to stand > > > behind their programming. > > The GPL has very little to do with Open Source. I would say the above > indicates that Randy does not understand the term. The GPL is merely a Perhaps I shouldn't be guessing what Randy meant, but I suspect he was thinking "in practice" rather than "in theory", and considering the "give it away for free, charge a bundle for support" model for GPL product funding. That model requires that you do support only for cash, ignoring any latent feelings of obligation to stand behind your programming. > The GPL is merely a software license that gives users of your software > more rights ... Different, not More. A set of rights is not one-dimensional with an obvious ordering.