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BitKeeper EULA Forbids Working On Competition

Posted by timothy on from the that-isn't-the-santa-clause dept.

Col. Klink (retired) writes "BitKeeper's new EULA forbids working on the competition. Larry McVoy has told Ben Collins that he can't use BK because he works on subversion (a free revision control program). In fact, you can't use BitKeeper if you OR your company have anything to do with competing software. Free Software advocates who were upset when Linus decided to use non-Free software now have the opportunity to say 'I told you so.'"

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  1. Re:What the hell is your fucking problem?! by Sunnan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Be grateful that he gave you this software in the first place!"

    "Gave"?

    He "gave" away this software?

    Listen bud, if Ulysses gives me a horse, I'll damm well look it in the mouth.

    If you "give" me something don't leave tentacles of ownership and control attached to it.

    The free software movement isn't about getting cheap software - it's about software freedom.

    I kinda feel sorry for Larry, because he just doesn't get it -- but his "help" is tearing up the community.

  2. Re:Consider ethics and software freedom. by khuber · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The key point here is, USE WHAT WORKS.

    That's your opinion.

    -Kevin

  3. Re:Too bad. by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Besides, weren't a recent bitch/troll/flamewar recently about the fact the Linus WASN'T using bitkeeper?

    Come on folks, you bitch when he doesn't use tools. You bitch at the tools he selects. Bitch Bitch Bitch.

    If we spent half as many people actually contributing code as we had poeple commenting on it who knows where we would be right now?

    To that end, I recommend a new Mod level:
    -5 Back seat driver

    --
    "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
    --Dr.W.Edwards Deming
  4. Re:Sure are full of themselves! by mysticalreaper · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Course, maybe this BitKeeper appeals to managers more than actual developers...

    I'm not a developer, but you know who is? Linus Torvalds. And you know what else? I have a sneaking feeling that he's a better developer than you. And you know what he thinks? He thinks BitKeeper is better than CVS. And you know what? All the other kernel developers agree with him. The only thing they can't reach a consensus about is the liscense.

    The isssue is not whether BK is better than CVS or not. BK is better. That's been decided. The issue is about the liscense.