Re: Freedom. . . NOT

[Rjack]

RonB wrote:
> Rjack wrote:
>
> > "So over the weekend I began to think about the GPL and my general
> > disdain for it. For a license that is touted as 'free', it certainly
> > doesn't feel that way. As a libertarian, I've often found myself baffled
> > by the leftist stance that freedom has to be enforced with overwhelming
> > regulation, and to me, the GPL is one of the best examples of such
> > repression. Its viral nature is neither business nor government
> > friendly, and its proliferation places a great strain on a developer's
> > ability to quickly and freely incorporate quality software into highly
> > complex and disparate systems. . . "
> >
> > http://www.tbradford.org/2008/09/kinder-gentler-free-software-license.html
>
> They incorporate and share -- why should that be a "viral nature." So what
> is it the writer is advocating? Legal theft?

"Forced" sharing through copyright misuse is illegal theft.

Sincerely,
Rjack :)