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Re: Circumventing the GPL
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Ciaran O'Riordan |
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Re: Circumventing the GPL |
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:16:06 +0100 |
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rjack <robjack@insightbb.com> writes:
> I see you have [...]
What I've done is I've applied Richard Feynman's simple rule about theories:
if it disagrees with experiment it is wrong.
You proposed a controversial, completely unproven idea of copyright law that
would have certain consequences. I pointed out that the observed
consequences in the real world do not match the consequences that would be
seen if your theory was right.
That makes your idea look wrong.
> Who, pray tell, are these mysterious billion dollar companies and what would
> their business model resemble?
Microsoft is an obvious example. Making problems for GPL'd software is a
big priority for them. This is clear from the millions they pumped into SCO
and the press statements that Bill and his replacement have made about the
GPL.
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- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/23
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- Re: Circumventing the GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/23
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