Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: N3WBI3
There you go again, lumping together two guys who don't get a long and hardly agree on anything..

When Torvalds starts using different license and software other than Stallman's let me know.

209 posted on 08/09/2006 10:04:48 PM PDT by Golden Eagle (Buy American. While you still can.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 203 | View Replies ]


To: Golden Eagle; N3WBI3

Once again, you fail to listen to what's been said.

Torvalds originally took the GPL v.2 because more or less it was the best one out there that would protect the rights of people to use his new kernel and develop it further. The nicer thing is that he could still retain credit for his work. Many of the other licenses out there at the time were far less restrictive and theoretically could have taken his work out of his hands forever by unscrupulous people or deals gone amok.

In short, the GPL protected not only Torvalds' rights as the original developer, but was flexible enough such that others had the right to embellish and add-on to his work. That's what made Linux the OS it is today.

With the drafts of GPL v.3 showing that it is indeed a rather political document to say the least, Torvalds basically said he wasn't interested as the drafts were written. This isn't to say Linus won't use the new version of the GPL, but judging from the latest drafts it appears unlikely at best.

Basically, Linus just ain't seeing what's so great about the new version of the GPL. RMS OTOH is hoping it'll stick. That means his personal agenda is attached to the open-source movement, permanently politicizing it to a sickening degree.

Of course, Torvalds doesn't want to see the politicizing that the new GPL will likely cause.

That's the point. But you completely miss it.


210 posted on 08/09/2006 10:30:45 PM PDT by rzeznikj at stout (ASCII and ye shall receive... (II Computers 3:14))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 209 | View Replies ]

To: Golden Eagle

ITll be right after SUN / SCO / IBM stop using GPL Software..


216 posted on 08/10/2006 4:44:37 AM PDT by N3WBI3 ("I can kill you with my brain" - River Tam)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 209 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson