From: jbradford@dial.pipex.com
Message-Id: <200210061833.g96IXDCc001324@darkstar.example.net>
Subject: Re: New BK License Problem?
To: lm@bitmover.com (Larry McVoy)
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 19:33:13 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
In-Reply-To: <20021006105821.L29486@work.bitmover.com> from "Larry McVoy" at Oct 06, 2002 10:58:21 AM
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> You can argue all you like that I'm wrong, I'm misguided, I don't have
> a clue about opensource or whatever.  The problem is that if I did what
> you'd like to see, GPL the code, and it turns out I was right, there is no
> turning back.  That's a gamble I'm unwilling to make because I am positive
> of the outcome.  And given what I've been doing for the last 5 years,
> my knowledge is probably more complete than your for this particular
> space.  I know it isn't a popular position to take, I'd love to be the
> guy everyone loved instead of hated, but I'm not going to screw up BK's
> future and our ability to support our users to win a popularity contest.

Roughly how much would you want to raise, in order to GPL Bit Keeper?  Seriously, this was done with Blender...

John.
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