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Election 2006 (and beyond): Digital Copyright Canada
From: rgb_-at-_conscoop.ottawa.on.ca (Richard Guy Briggs)
Date: 10 Jul 2000 10:56:15 -0400
References: <200007101437.KAA09463@cpu1751.adsl.bellglobal.com>
--924gEkU1VlJlwnwX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 10:37:48AM -0400, Alan DeKok wrote: > I posted a message to BugTraq on Friday about a GPL'd program I had > written. I received a response from someone who didn't appear to like > the GPL. When asked why, he responded thus: Then again, there are members of Stockwell Day's party who truely believe they act with the moral upper hand... and there are those who believe that the former are completely morally bankrupt. It would be entertaining to have a panel with him and RMS. Anyone want to arrange this for the entertainment of the rest of us? ;-) > ------- Forwarded Message >=20 > Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 17:34:30 -0600 > To: Alan DeKok <aland@striker.ottawa.on.ca> > From: Brett Glass <brett@XXX.org> > Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: PScan, a simple security scanner.=20 >=20 > At 04:25 PM 7/7/2000, Alan DeKok wrote: > =20 > >> GPLed? Sorry, then the code won't get in our door. We might > >> do a BSD-licensed equivalent, though. > > > > Why does it make any difference? >=20 > Because the GPL is the implementation of a spiteful agenda whose=20 > express purpose is to destroy markets and busineses and threaten > programmers' livelihoods. We avoid GPLed software, and encourage > others to do so, both for ethical reasons and because we wish to=20 > prevent it from harming ourselves, other developers, and consumers. > Simply put, the use of the GPL is unethical and wrong. >=20 > - --Brett Glass >=20 >=20 > ------- End of Forwarded Message >=20 > (I've changed his email address to maintain his privacy.) >=20 >=20 > This message is just to let you know what other people think. I > think this view is a little extreme, myself, but it is a nice > frothing-at-the-mouth anti-GPL quote. :) >=20 > Alan DeKok. slainte mhath, RGB --=20 Richard Guy Briggs -- PGP key available Auto-Free Ottawa! Canada <www.conscoop.ottawa.on.ca/rgb/> <www.flora.org/afo/> Prevent Internet Wiretapping! -- FreeS/WAN:<www.freeswan.org> Thanks for voting Green! -- <green.ca> Marillion:<www.marillion.co.uk> --924gEkU1VlJlwnwX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i iQCVAwUBOWnj8t+sBuIhFagtAQEwNAQAjDMpfz//UmXQMlZliPUADILGbIhjfyA6 c5vzYOO0sQFVwfOb7GzA9eYJVbaCvzupMUcH+P67BmD5qcJ4GPZ7Nus1BurJRlwO uyYJn/D896HqBfi2hSZ2l+6qSvq6nKvxamiv8TjPg2jZpoXRgIoxVj93njiDlkGu WG4zv5MrDEI= =SP2s -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --924gEkU1VlJlwnwX--
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