Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755374AbXIQNMU (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:12:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753954AbXIQNML (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:12:11 -0400 Received: from mx1.dixongroup.net ([38.98.104.248]:19213 "EHLO mx1.dixongroup.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753618AbXIQNMJ (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:12:09 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20070917125714.GI18232@stusta.de> References: <46ED7A8F.1020304@pro-g.com.tr> <20070916195909.GA18232@stusta.de> <20070916203926.GA17863@schlund.de> <20070916211208.GC5502@thunk.org> <20070916231633.GB10339@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> <20070917093011.GX32213@nudo.bsws.de> <20070917125714.GI18232@stusta.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Cc: david@lang.hm, Jacob Meuser , Theodore Tso , "Can E. Acar" , misc@openbsd.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Daniel Hazelton , Eben Moglen , Lawrence Lessig , "Bradley M. Kuhn" , Matt Norwood Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Jason Dixon Subject: Re: Wasting our Freedom Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:15:31 -0400 To: Adrian Bunk X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1836 Lines: 47 On Sep 17, 2007, at 8:57 AM, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 11:30:11AM +0200, Henning Brauer wrote: >> * david@lang.hm [2007-09-17 02:29]: >>> you claim that it's unethical for the linux community to use the >>> code, but >>> brag about NetApp useing the code. what makes NetApp ok and Linux >>> evil? >> >> NetApp does not pretend to be free and open and save the world etc > > GPL and BSD are two different philosophies of freedom. > > Some people (e.g. me) consider the BSD licence a less free licence > since it doesn't defend that the code stays free. 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! --- Jason Dixon DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/