Re: [tlug] Bill Gates and the GPL , let the flames begin

[Phillip Tribble <rusher@example.com>]

Kenneth Burling wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Phillip Tribble 
> <rusher@example.com <mailto:rusher@example.com>> wrote:
>
>     Ars Technica: "At the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle,
>     Bill Gates gave his thoughts on where the pharmaceutical industry
>     was going, and where it should be going. However, he also slipped
>     up a bit and criticized the GNU General Public License..."
>
>     http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-04-24-018-26-NW-MS-LL
>
>     -- 
>
>
> The way it was worded is highly distorted for the Open Source, and 
> Free Software movements as a whole.  However, I would have to say that 
> GPLv3 does come darned close to matching his description.  I think 
> Stalman was on acid when he decided to support/push that monstrosity 
> in favor of the older versions.
Sometimes to be the best of both worlds, you have to restrict freedom to 
protect it. The GPL 3 is doing very well so far.