From: Ronald Cole <ronald@ridgenet.net>
Subject: Re: what DOES the GPL really say?
Date: 1997/07/29
Date: 1997-07-29T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2wwm9k34p.fsf@devo.ridgenet.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 33D6FA2B.9B7@ix.netcom.com
Chris Morgan <mihalis@ix.netcom.com> writes:
> No, I don't think so, I think it is you who has the misunderstanding.
Please, cite me to the relevant parts of the Manifesto that directly
refute my "interpretation"!
> You have to understand that when it comes to high-minded principles,
> Richard has already "been there, done that". For the GNU project to
> succeed, there has to be some pragmatism. If that includes some actions
> that don't square with your interpretation of the manifesto, well so be
> it. At MIT he tried the "free software for all, no restrictions, let's
> just all get along" idea. It just doesn't work, so now this is something
> different. The best explanation of this is given in Hackers by Steven
> Levy - in fact RMS sometimes just refers to the book rather than try to
> explain _again_.
Sorry, I won't accept your conclusion that "[f]or the GNU project to
succeed, there has to be some pragmatism" without supporting argument.
And, yes, I've read "Hackers". Have you read "The Law" by Frederic
Bastiat?
> Have you considered the possibility that he doesn't owe an explanation
> to anyone, especially not to people who after all this time question his
> motives. He makes mistakes just like all of us, and the GPL is
> necessarily imperfect, but your particular pronouncements are hardly
> conducive to constructive debate on the matter.
I'm not questioning his motives at all. If his Manifesto is still open
to interpretation (albeit incorrect), then it probably needs yet-another
clarification.
> > In light of this statement from the Manifesto "the desire to
> > be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world
> > in general of all or part of that creativity," I think he sold out on
> > his principles.
>
> Well you're just flat out wrong.
Well, which is it? You say he acquired a new set of "pragmatic"
principles which rejects the idealistic principles layed out in the
Manifesto in a previous paragraph and then take issue with me pointing
it out?
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1997-05-28 0:00 gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-05-29 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-05-30 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-07 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <m2vi3kpuay.fsf@devo.ridgenet.net>
1997-06-12 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Stephen Leake
1997-06-12 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-06-12 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-13 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-06-13 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-06-16 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-16 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 CHARLET Arnaud
1997-06-17 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-18 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Samuel Tardieu
1997-06-16 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Dale Pontius
1997-06-17 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-18 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Dale Pontius
1997-06-18 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Andrew Lynch
1997-06-18 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-17 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-06-18 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Richard Kenner
1997-06-19 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Arthur Schwarz
1997-06-16 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-16 0:00 ` Building gnat-3.10 from source (was: gnat-3.10) Larry Kilgallen
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-06-17 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Pascal Obry
1997-06-17 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-06-20 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-22 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Ronald Cole
1997-06-23 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Richard Kenner
1997-06-23 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-06-24 0:00 ` what DOES the GPL really say? Spam Hater
1997-06-25 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-06-25 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-25 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Dale Stanbrough
1997-07-01 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Richard Kenner
1997-07-01 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-07-01 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 James Rogers
1997-07-02 0:00 ` gnat-3.10 Robert Dewar
1997-06-25 0:00 ` what DOES the GPL really say? Paul D. Smith
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG
1997-06-27 0:00 ` Leslie Mikesell
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-27 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-27 0:00 ` kdp0101
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-29 0:00 ` user
1997-06-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-29 0:00 ` user
1997-06-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-29 0:00 ` Kai Henningsen
1997-07-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-27 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1997-06-27 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-06-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-07-01 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1997-06-26 0:00 ` GLADE and GPL (was: what DOES the GPL really say?) Roy T. Fielding
1997-06-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-27 0:00 ` David Weller
1997-06-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-30 0:00 ` David Weller
1997-07-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-28 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-06-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-01 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-06-28 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-06-30 0:00 ` David Weller
1997-07-03 0:00 ` Steve Peltz
1997-07-04 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-02 0:00 ` David Weller
1997-06-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-28 0:00 ` Roy T. Fielding
1997-06-29 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1997-06-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-29 0:00 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <dewar.867556141@merv>
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Roy T. Fielding
1997-07-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <dewar.867554947@merv>
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Roy T. Fielding
1997-06-26 0:00 ` what DOES the GPL really say? Richard Kenner
1997-06-26 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1997-06-27 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-06-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-28 0:00 ` Olivier Galibert
[not found] ` <dewar.867554739@merv>
1997-06-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-29 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-06-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-01 0:00 ` Richard Watts
1997-07-01 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-03 0:00 ` Steve Peltz
1997-07-04 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-04 0:00 ` Olivier Galibert
1997-07-08 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-08 0:00 ` Bill Gribble
1997-07-09 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1997-07-09 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-09 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
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1997-07-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-05 0:00 ` user
1997-07-05 0:00 ` Leslie Mikesell
1997-07-05 0:00 ` Paul Eggert
1997-07-07 0:00 ` Leslie Mikesell
1997-07-06 0:00 ` user
1997-07-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-08 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-08 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-08 0:00 ` Steve Peltz
1997-07-08 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-14 0:00 ` Steve Peltz
1997-07-14 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-20 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-07-21 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1997-07-21 0:00 ` Samuel Tardieu
1997-07-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-21 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-07-22 0:00 ` Isaac
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1997-07-23 0:00 ` Isaac
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1997-07-29 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
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1997-07-24 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1997-07-24 0:00 ` Isaac
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1997-07-29 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-07-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-29 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-07-30 0:00 ` Joe Buck
1997-07-23 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1997-07-27 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
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1997-07-23 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1997-07-23 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
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1997-08-05 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1997-08-09 0:00 ` David Masterson
1997-08-11 0:00 ` David Kastrup
[not found] ` <dewar.870872644@merv>
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1997-08-12 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-08-13 0:00 ` David Kastrup
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Isaac
1997-08-19 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-08-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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1997-08-19 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Mike Stump
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Thomas Koenig
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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1997-08-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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1997-08-27 0:00 ` Simon Wright
1997-08-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Paul Lyon
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-21 0:00 ` egcs (Re: what DOES the GPL really say?) Marinos J. Yannikos
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Andreas Schwab
1997-08-20 0:00 ` what DOES the GPL really say? Ronald Cole
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1997-08-25 0:00 ` Ronald Cole
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1997-07-02 0:00 ` David Weller
1997-07-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-07-02 0:00 ` Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG
1997-07-02 0:00 ` Mark Atwood
1997-07-02 0:00 ` Matthew S. Whiting
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