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Ghostscript Leaves GNU

Posted by timothy on from the that's-a-shame dept.

commanderfoxtrot writes "Ghostscript 7.07 has been released. However, this is the last GNU release. They will continue to make releases under the GNU GPL, but because of disagreements over censorship of the AFPL releases and the development model in the GNU release their development process has become incompatible with the goals of the GNU project as interpreted by Richard Stallman."

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  1. path to loss by Miguel+de+Icaza · · Score: 0, Troll

    load your filesharing app kazalite, limewire, bearshare whatever and search for the file:

    AllDocsSubscription.zip
    or JBoss303AllDocsSubscription.zip

    the version floating around is 3.03 so slightly out-of-date but its is good enough.

    jboss.org would like to charge you $120 for reading the manual (not in the fsf spirit at all)

    profit -> loss

    next thing marc flowery will be campaigning for the DMCA :^)

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    Before adopting WHATWG, read the moonlight.NET EULA [http://www.microsoft.com/interop/msnovellcollab/moonlight.mspx]
  2. Re:Imagine that by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 0, Troll
    Yeah, if I chose to defend Stallman, I'd post as AC too.

    How does this effect me? Not one bit -- except it raises Artifex Software another notch on my personal opinion list. It doesn't, however, lower Stallman -- he can't get any lower without actually killing someone, or maybe raping babies.

    Flamebait? Hell, yes it's flamebait! Stallman has done more harm to the Open Source movement than anyone else. Hell, more harm than all others combined. The only good thing to come of him is that he and his followers' insistance on calling Linux "GNU/Linux" is what drove me to explore the BSDs. Now I only keep Linux as a plaything, to help polish up the resume.

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    If all this should have a reason, we would be the last to know.
  3. Re:Imagine that by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Troll
    So much cluelessness in such a short post

    Thanks, I was thinking the same thing.

    Choosing the GPL for your license does NOT

    Right. Sorry, I misrepresented the facts. Let's not get GNU, the FSF and the GPL all mixed up. So what's next? Are you going to use the "RMS does not represent free software, he's just a looney!" argument so often invoked when his weird behavior is put forth as an example of what's wrong with open/free software?

    You may rationalize all you wish, but there's no mistaking the fact that this looks bad for GNU, the FSF and RMS himself. Period.

    I'm convinced that there are fewer UNIX users and more Windows users on Linux than ever.

    Oh, I'm sorry Mr. 1337. Am I intruding in your little world?

  4. RMS is a loon by spongman · · Score: 0, Troll

    proprietary software isn't 'antisocial', it's 'anti-socialist'.