'GPL encumbrance problems'

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Wed Jan 18 18:33:48 UTC 2006


On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 11:16, Rickey Moore wrote:
> 
> Good example, Paul. There >IS< a 'Gift Debt'  that comes from using
> opensource, which according to my perspectives is the imperative to
> 'pass it forward'.  You cannot directly repay those whose shoulders
> you stand on, but you can  'pass forward'  their gift to the next guy.

Are you suggesting that there is something morally wrong with
the people who contributed to the *bsd components whose lack
of restrictions allowed them to be used in OSX as well as
continuing to be freely available?   Or that OSX existing at
all is a bad thing?

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  Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com






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