Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: Free Software vs. Open Source: Where do *you* stand?

From: Björn Lindström <bkhl@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Mon Feb 20 2006 - 23:28:55 EET

Lee Revell <rlrevell@email-addr-hidden-job.com>:

> How can we expect people to abide by the GPL if we don't respect
> their licensing terms? Stealing proprietary software is exactly as
> immoral as proprietary vendors ripping off GPL'ed code.

While you do have a point, I can't agree with this.

In so far as moral can be applied here, restricting people from
tinkering with the software they run is immoral, since it diminishes
their freedom.

Copyright, on the other hand, is an arbitrary monopoly instituted by
the state.
Received on Sun Feb 26 20:17:13 2006

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