[H]omer wrote:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Peter Köhlmann spake thusly:
>
>> I am totally against a GPL3 which can only work because some people have
>> enough brains and keep basic infrastructure at GPL2 to simply enable
>> working things
>>
>> It is hypocritical, and it is wrong
>
> If compromise is hypocrisy.
It is not "compromise"
The drafters of the GPL3 have a goal. But I strongly object to that goal. I
am every bit in favour of a licence like the GPL2, but I am strongly
opposed to a licence like the GPL3 which tries to achieve "political" goals
> I'm not keen on either, but I'm prepared to endure the former in the
> (hopefully) short-term, for the sake of the greater long-term goal.
Which would be what?
> I guess different people just have different goals.
>
Seems so. And that is (thankfully) the reason that at least the kernel will
stay at GPL2 for now.
--
Klingon function calls do not have 'parameters' -
they have 'arguments' - and they ALWAYS WIN THEM.
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