__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 13 September 2006 14:50 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Peter Köhlmann ] on Wednesday 13 September 2006 09:58 \__
>>
>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> In message <2595273.z4aprzg5ZR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Which way, open-sourcers?
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | As the community begins choosing sides, will Stallman and the FSF be
>>>>> | made irrelevant? Will GPLv3 and its goal of ethical purity fall to
>>>>> | the wayside as the open-source community rejects it?
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
http://news.com.com/2010-7344_3-6114507.html?part=rss&tag=6114507&subj=news
>>>>
>>>> This is one instance where I think Richard Stallman is right. I get this
>>>> feeling that Linus Torvalds doesn't really understand what the GPL is
>>>> all about, and that we're lucky he chose it for the Linux code in the
>>>> first place.
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking forward to GPLv3. I think it's looking good so far.
>>>
>>> I myself digress
>>> I don't like it, it goes too far
>>
>> I'm on the other side of the fence, as far as the principles against DRM
>> are concerned. I loathe the idea of making access to personal data
>> dependent on binary blobs. This may be fine a year or five years from now,
>> but access to data decades down the line imperilled. And I don't know if
>> companies like MS and Apple will still be around to support and
>> accommodate the need to unshackle data, which in itself is a laborious
>> process.
>
> We live in a world where it's a crime in some countries to even reverse
> engineer your own equipment, things which /you/ have bought (the US and
> France spring to mind); how can anything think that legislating /for/
> freedom is a bad thing?
Your freedom can only be restricted by the freedom to compete, the freedom to
impede, the freedom to innovate (and then file patents)...
Needless to mention, large corporation with vested interest and (usually
financial) backing for politician is far stronger than a constitution, a
hippie-looking guy from Massachusetts, or even some angry mob.
Best wishes,
Roy
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