[Savannah-dev] Re: Harsh message

[Mathieu Roy]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> a tapoté :

>     > To say to somebody "we would sue you" is a harsh way to put it.
>
>     When someone is telling that he is thinking about turning a free
>     software into a proprietary one, I do not think it is a good time to
>     shy. 
>
> This is not a matter of criticizing you, it is a matter of trying to
> make things come out best for the GNU Project.  We have had lots of
> help, over the years, from people who don't agree with our philosophy.
> We want to get more help from such people in the future.
>
> Of course we want to make it clear that they cannot use GPL-covered
> code in non-free larger programs.  But we want to do this while
> minimizing the risk that they get angry and don't help us at all.  It
> is a rather delicate balance.  I don't always get it right, but over
> the years, I have had a lot of experience to learn from.

That's ok, I see your point.

-- 
Mathieu Roy

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