Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

[rjack]

Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> In the last three years, Moglen and Ravicher together have received over 
> $1,000,000 in compensation from public charitable contributions as S.F.L.C. 
> officers.
>
> Good for them!  I hope they get more.
>
> I know enough about causation to conclude that this will cause pockets to 
> grow fat.
>
> Ah, now we know why you are so passionated about this, you are simply jealous
>  and cannot tolerate others getting lots of cash.  So instead of being 
> productive, and I dunno... work for a living; you troll from the basement of
>  your parents house.
>
> Cheers!

Hey! No jealousy here Alfred! Grab the money and run!

Just make sure there's no grease under the fingernails on the hand that grabs
the money. It is the hypocrisy factor that I object to. You "Free Software"
folks would like the world to believe that the S.F.L.C. is staffed full of
dedicated pro bono folks saving the world from capitalism. To wit:

“SFLC provides pro bono legal services to non-profit Free and Open Source
Software developers and also helps the general public better understand the
legal aspects of Free and Open Source Software.”
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061215131844340&query=pro+bono

The term “pro bono” is used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily
and without payment as a public service. The socialist "Free Software" agenda
includes lining its advocates pockets just like any other for-profit (think
Microsoft) lobbying effort.

Sincerely,
Rjack


-- The hardest part of fleecing a sucker is convincing him to show his gratitude
for getting screwed --