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RMS Accused Of Attempting Glibc Hostile Takeover
Bram Stolk sent a bit in thats been floating around lately where Ulrich Drepper, glibc maintainer announces the new version, and sidetracks to discuss an an RMS takeover attempt and how he feels about it. He raises several good points and I tend to agree with him. The FSF has done, and continues to do so much good, but more and more tension continues to grow between the extreme free speech faction and the more moderate folks. People have asked my opinion, and I'll just leave it by saying I don't prefix "Linux" with those 3 little letters and a slash even tho I've been asked.
I'm getting tired of these specific version dependencies (especially in Qt/KDE apps).
Wouldn't it be an idea to put the Linux kernel, and 'surrounding' stuff (in the context of linux and it's distributions) under a BSD license?
:), but on the other hand, it would be really free for any one. Much like public domain, but you get the credit and you would still have a lot of developers working on the stuff, like it is now. Apache, X, the BSD's and lots more big good projects use the BSD license and they don't seem to have a problem with it.
:)
I know a little about what the pro's and con's of several free software licenses are, and - at least in my humble opinion - a BSD license would be more free that the GPL.
Personally with free I mean it as in:
free beer
free speach
free of 'socialistic' (in the Russia, 1917, meaning of the word) leadership
A BSD license would allow a company to extend your code without contributing it back. It would allow the code to be used in baby shredding machines (just to talk in Theo de Raadt's style
This is really stuff for more discussion, also outside Slashdot (stories with their comments only live that long). It's just a thought.
PS: don't take the baby shredder too seriously, it's just to make a point
I hate moderates. They have no vision and no conviction. They go where the wind blows. You can never count on them when the shit hits the fan.
RMS is a man I can trust. He sticks to his ideals no matter what, and he has vision. I hope he never falls prey to apathy like moderates do.
Hmm ... that would be like using someone elses slashdot account because they didnt log out on a public computer ...
... but nah...
and his desc says he likes masquarading as a hacker too...
hmm I could use the +1
Wonder if he will be more careful next time...
Classical Liberalism: All your base are belong to you.
As the slashdot system of handing out moderation point to use, is, I have 5 points to assign. I have noticed lately that the overall comments and moderation point weights assigned are really quite accurate of representing and presenting a fair and bigger picture.
On this topic, the most positive thing I see is the amount of energy and effort people have put forth in expressing their pov. The importance of doing this, cannot be underestimated!!!
Although M$ may be having an internal field day with this topic and the responces, perhaps even getting some inspiration for their next attack on the GPL, the FACT IS:
It is this sort of drive that creates and maintains what in needed in order to keep the computer software industry in check. I suspect it's a good thing overall to have something like a minor conflict as this linux vs. GNU naming for it helps to keep things in check. And in this case helps communicate the history of credit, good or bad.
With all this in mind, and regarding the few days I've had 5 points to assign, then (though I technically can't but only verbaly can) I give all five points to the spirit of standing up for what you believe and keeping things in check in doing so.