RE: GUI of Windows2001 (my gut reaction, then something for cons

[Steve Homer <shomer fmco com>]

Does the GPL not flatly contradict that???

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Subject: Re: GUI of Windows2001 (my gut reaction, then something for
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Paul Dorman writes:
 > Huh?? May I be the first person to say "What the... ??!!"...
 > 
 > nelson-gnome@crynwr.com wrote:
 > > 
 > > Paul Dorman writes:
 > >  > A second thing I'd like to say is that the open source community, as
 > >  > abhorent as the very concept may be, might be forced to secure
 > >  > intellectual property rights over technology developed within the
 > >  > community.
 > > 
 > > "Free speech" mean tolerating all speech, even speech aimed at
 > > eliminating free speech.

Producing free software means tolerating all uses of that software,
even proprietary software.  I thought it would be obvious.  I don't
like to hit people over the head with "And the moral is ...".

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