Re: [Nolug] RMS vs Cisco (Round 1 *ding*ding*)

From: Jeremy (mailing list box) <listbox_at_unix-boy.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:39:55 -0600
Message-ID: <4946B28B.6080902@unix-boy.com>

John Souvestre wrote:
> Hi Jeremy.
>
> > I believe the law is severely broken. Any law that permits someone to
> > license their software in such a way that you can compel another person
> > to do something with work that they have done, even if they don't want
> > to, is flat out wrong.
>
> In other words, you don't like a system in which the author is free to license
> as he chooses. You believe that the user should be able to dictate the terms
> just because he expended an ounce of effort.

Can you and Mark at least get the opposing position right when you try
to argue for or against it?

J

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