MESSAGE
| DATE | 2002-10-24 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [novalug] Congress Members Oppose GPL -- Tom Davis election
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No
Do your own homework.
There is no reason to waste peoples time for
what's been obvious for 600 years, and for what is
the basic principles of Economics 1.0 and any community
College
Ruben
On 2002.10.24 15:01 sherer-at-fsmlabs.com wrote:
>
> Ruben I Safir (ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com) wrote:
> >
> > Yor wrong.
> >
> > Guarantees of Open Processes is the foundatiion for free market and
> > scientific invention.
>
> You're evading the point. I'm asking you to prove your assertion that
> proprietary systems impede advancement. Saying I'm wrong is not exactly
> demonstrating anything. Please perform the suggested Sourceforge example
> and come back when you have numbers. Until then I'm dismissing you as a
> zealot spouting off.
>
> >
> > Anything else is religion, and repressive - flat out
>
> So please explain in detail why the inverse is not.
>
> >
> > Ruben
> >
> >
> > On 2002.10.24 14:41 sherer-at-fsmlabs.com wrote:
> > > Ruben I Safir (ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com) wrote:
> > > > Actually, the Congressman is completely incorrect and is threatening
> > > > the principles of Free Softeware, and many peoples incomes.
> > > >
> > > > The GPL is only restrict in that it requires users to share the rights they
> > > > recieved from others. The GPL would not have prevented or restricted comercialization
> > > > in any way, shape or form. What it does restrict is copyright abuse.
> > > >
> > > > In addition, properitary systems impeed improvement of systems, and is just fact.
> > >
> > > Please back this up with proof. The general consensus is that open systems
> > > tend to be reimplementations of proprietary systems, and generally playing
> > > catch-up. I'm not saying this is always the case, but it is commonly the case.
> > > Count the number of Sourceforge projects that have not already been done
> > > and advanced in proprietary form. Take these projects and count the number
> > > whose GPL equivalents have outpaced the proprietary system's development. Some
> > > will come through, but not many.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > The GPL should be the default of all government paid projects. Anyone who believes
> > > > otherswise is problably some OSI zeolot, not really worth thinking to much about
> > > > anyway.
> > >
> > > No. Absolutely not. The best tool and license should be used depending on the
> > > project. Anything else is religion. Anyone who does not use the correct
> > > anything for a given situation due to belief, religious or otherwise, is a
> > > zealot.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Ruben
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > In general, though, I think the letter is correct and that Tom Davis is right
> > > > > to have written it.
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