Why is Fedora not a Free GNU/Linux distributions?
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Wed Jul 16 13:17:44 UTC 2008
Gordon Messmer wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Gordon Messmer wrote:
>>> Close your eyes for a moment and picture a big red tag that reads:
>>>
>>> $ COOPERATION
>>>
>>> That's the GPL.
>>
>> You seem to be implying that the GPL is necessary for cooperation.
>
> You're not showing very good reading comprehension. I'm implying the
> opposite: that cooperation is required of those who want to reuse code
> that is licensed under the GPL.
No, like the article link I posted points out, you are talking about
something entirely different from what I understand. The reality is
that the GPL prohibits much potential cooperation and you prefer to
ignore that and focus only on the limited subset that is possible.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
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