GPL=bad?

[Michel Van den Bergh]

>Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:04:46 -0500
>From: "Rick LaBanca" <rick "at" homeautomationforum.com>
>Subject: Re: developvnc.org

>Reading for a while with interest on this. I don't know why people get upset
>about crippled shareware. How else will you make your money? Shareware
>that's not restricted = freeware, that's reality.

>I think vnc is great, but I hate the gpl with regard to it. We want to
>license this type of thing for integration into a product, but really can't.
>Because if we do, the mods we do have to be made available. This means all
>the effort done could be swooped up by a competitor, no thanks!

>So these developvnc guys are doing what gpl intends, make money off of the
>free software in the realm of service. I'm not a gpl fan myself... I make
>money writing software!

>Rick

I am getting really upset about people whining about the GPL. The GPL
was invented
to protect people writing free software (free as in free speech) against
other people and corporations stealing their work. If you don't like the
GPL then DON'T USE GPL'ED SOFTWARE and get of the back of people that do
believe in it.

Michel
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