is GPL3 a sign of the beast?

[Zbigniew Koziol]

Our freedoms is what concerns me most.

You say that Stallman will do things in the "right" way.

I am supposed to believe that. I would like to.

Are we not however on an edge?

If kernel development splits, I will go to Torvalds. The main reason I use 
Linux is because I love freedom. 

zb.

On Tuesday 13 February 2007 20:58, Colin McGregor wrote:
> --- Zbigniew Koziol <softquake-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Or, is Stallman going to sacrifice our freedom for
> > support from Sun?
> >
> > A good introduction:
> >
> > 	http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=257
> >
> > zb.
>
> No, Stallman is going to stick to his guns and push
> HARD for his vision on FREE software (free as in free
> speech, not necessarily free as beer). Stallman will
> play ball with anyone who meets his standards, be it
> GNU/Linux or someone else...
>
> I attended a talk by Richard Stallman in 1989, and the
> one thing that I really came away with was he missed
> his calling as a religious prophet. In December 2006 I
> exchanged e-mails with Stallman doing an interview for
> the now dead Tux Magazine, and it seems he has not
> changed in any signifigant degree in 17 years. For
> Stallman there is his way, the right way and there is
> total @#$% evil, with nothing in between.
>
> So, this isn't a betrayal for Stallman, he has always
> been clear where he stood, and like him or hate him
> (and I have mixed feelings, I think every field needs
> one (but only one) serious ideologue, and Stallman
> fits the bill for free software...).
>
> Colin McGregor
>
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