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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:33:52 -0400
From: Jason Dixon <jason@...ongroup.net>
To: Sean <seanlkml@...patico.ca>
Cc: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>, "david@...g.hm" <david@...g.hm>,
Jacob Meuser <jakemsr@....lonestar.org>,
Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
"Can E. Acar" <can.acar@...-g.com.tr>,
"misc@...nbsd.org" <misc@...nbsd.org>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
Eben Moglen <moglen@...twarefreedom.org>,
Lawrence Lessig <lessig_from_web@...ox.com>,
"Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@...twarefreedom.org>,
Matt Norwood <norwood@...twarefreedom.org>
Subject: Re: Wasting our Freedom
On Sep 17, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Sean <seanlkml@...patico.ca> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:15:31 -0400
> Jason Dixon <jason@...ongroup.net> wrote:
>
>> Sure it does. My code under BSD license continues to remain free,
>> regardless of what Company X(1) does with their *copy* of my code.
>> The only restrictions on my code is that copyright and attribution
>> must remain intact. All users of my code have the same rights,
>> regardless of what Company X does with their *copy*.
>>
>> The GPL places additional restrictions on code. It is therefore less
>> free than the BSD.
>>
>> Free code + restrictions = non-free code.
>>
>> (1) GPL advocates deep-down really like the BSD license.
>> Unfortunately, they keep getting hung up on the idea of the Evil
>> Corporation (TM) "stealing" my code. Nobody has stolen anything.
>> That corporation is entitled to the same rights as Joe User. Neither
>> EC or JU are required to redistribute any of their changes to their
>> *copy* of my code. They are only required to keep attribution
>> intact. Does that make MY CODE any less free? OF COURSE NOT!
>
> Your post is incredibly ironic considering how up in arms all the
> BSD folks are right now. Many of them claiming that their code
> is being "stolen".
They did not KEEP ATTRIBUTION INTACT.
---
Jason Dixon
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net
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