dapunka <dapunka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On 10 Jul, 14:42, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Conversions to GPLv3 from v2...moving slowly
>>
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>> | Why is the uptake so tepid? Well, the rampant FUD around v3 probably
>> | helped, but I don't think that's the main issue. I actually think the
>> | primary problem is that GPLv3 didn't go far enough, in many ways. It's
>> | an updated version of GPLv2, which is good, but doesn't resolve some
>> | of the industry's most pressing issues, like the ASP loophole.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | Still, it's a good license, and I think the adoption will continue
>> | and accelerate as people grok it better. I particularly think that
>> | it will find adherents in companies and communities that have used
>> | quasi-open source licenses. It allows for reasonable attribution,
>> | for one thing, which may serve to obviate the whole MPL+attribution
>> | debate.
>> `----
>>
>> http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9741324-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&sub...
>>
>> Linus Torvalds Speaks: Have You Something To Ask?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Linus: "Personally, I think it's just posturing. And if it results in more
>> | companies doing patent cross-licencing with Microsoft, I think Microsoft will
>> | be happy - that may well be the primary motivation. But I'm not a lawyer, nor
>> | do I intend to start playing one on TV (or in the tech press). So this is
>> | just my personal interpretation. The fact that Microsoft didn't actually name
>> | any of the patents makes me think it's just FUD and hot air."
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=20212&magid=11
>
> Linus Torvalds has for quite some time being a so-called "hero" of
> mine - not because of his stance vis-a-vis FOSS (he's too inclined
> towards proprietary solutions for my liking), but because his personal
Examples please.
> "itch", through dedication and self-belief, has produced an OS that is
> better and cheaper than Windows - he's helped in the development of an
> OS that works well and has admirable intentions.
"He's helped". Oh, dapunka, you crack me up.
>
> No doubt, if we met face-to-face, we would find plenty to argue
> about. Nut he has been a major figure in the release of software. He
If you met Linus face to face? LOL ....
> comes across as a likeable guy. I'd love to meet him. Maybe I'll try
He is prone to outbursts of astronomical proportions - and good on him
for that. He exudes an arrogance that few people would warm to I
suspect.
> to establish an email correspondence with him (though I recognize he
> must have to drop such correspondence due to its size). He's a good
> guy - a dying breed all over, not just in the FOSS field.
>
This I have to see. Be sure to post his replies to your nonsense here
for all to see.
Hey! Maybe you could ask him for advice on how to use this new fangled
"ftp" thing you recently heard of. If he helps you, you can then help
him by making suggestions for the non existent kernel v3.0! I feel sure
that he would have a lot to learn from you.
--
Your job is being a professor and researcher: That's one hell of a good excuse
for some of the brain-damages of minix.
(Linus Torvalds to Andrew Tanenbaum)
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