Re: GNU make distribution with proprietary products

[Philip Guenther]

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:27 PM, tom honermann <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 8/4/2010 11:25 AM, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>> There are free software license that are not GPL, for example the
>> modified BSD license.  Pointing you to non-free software would be
>> wrong, since such software subjugates your rights as a computer user.
>
> Ah, yes, if only the world were that simple.  Alas, the world consists of
> many software producers that do not share this view, but still function in
> accordance with the laws of their respective governments.  I'm
> attempting to identify (at least) one of them.

The tone of these messages seem...unfriendly to the practice.  I've
seen software that does what you describe, but I see no reason to
identify them to be pilloried for it.

What problem are you trying to solve?


Philip Guenther