OFF LIST:Re: 'GPL encumbrance problems'

[jdow]

So much for Christofer's "OFF-LIST".
{^_-}
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jdow" <jdow at earthlink.net>


> From: "Christofer C. Bell" <christofer.c.bell at gmail.com>
> 
>>> Nor is it likely to change the minds of college kids who live off their
>>> parents, and think [L]GPL is a Good Thing(tm).
>> 
>> Because there is no need to change *their* minds.  It's *your* mind
>> that's full of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, and it's all based on
>> misinformation and what I can only surmise is sheer pigheadedness. 
>> Great way to insult everyone on the list in your parting shot, by the
>> way.  Pity your private "OFF LIST" message actually ended up on the
>> list.
>> 
>> As for my "college kid" mind that thinks the "[L]GPL is a Good
>> Thing(tm)", it's not set foot on a college campus in over 10 years.  I
>> make my living off people that think cellular phones are a pretty neat
>> idea.
> 
> A callow youth ye be young fellow. Now, I will admit to setting foot on
> a college campus in recent decades. However, that was to visit a friend
> who runs the costume shop at the local JC. I've not been in a college
> classroom for "decades". Richard Stallman is also a callow youth from
> my vantage point.
> 
> I understand his ideal. I understand his not giving a damn if anybody can
> earn a living via programming. And I understand he intends to wipe out
> software copyright and any protections the creator of a body of software
> might have to the fruits of her work. I still say, "Scroom." I am a
> phylthy capitalist moneygrubber. When I work I feel I should get paid
> for it. I'm not trying to get rich. I'm trying to stay fed without taking
> a side job driving a taxi or serving fast food. Take away Stallman's
> income from FSF and the like and see how quickly he changes his ideals.
> It must be nice to get paid for doing nothing.
> 
> {^_^}