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Post #48,418
by imric
8/6/02 2:59:33 PM
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New And the GPL serves that intent well.
Not that Brett ever saw that.

You can be paid for customising and extending GPLed code. The GPL really only takes effect if the program is then distributed.

The kindest impression of Brett's view (at least as he 'communicated' it; I'm stll dissappointed that he calls people 'trolls' if they ask for explanations of why the GPL is bad that don't depend on Stallman's 'intent' or his own 'pundithood') that I can take is that the GPL is 'bad' because it doesn't give developers the ability produce (only) a modified binary and get paid as if they were the sole authors of the entire work.

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Post #48,436
by Andrew Grygus
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8/6/02 3:56:54 PM
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New Brett was mad at both Microsoft and the GPL.
Mad at Microsoft for blocking him from being a rich software publisher because if he came up with a good idea, Microsoft would take it without compensation, and mad at the GPL because it wouldn't let him take other peoples good ideas without compensation. I'm sure he doesn't see the irony.

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Post #48,449
by deSitter
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8/6/02 4:57:20 PM
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New Re: Brett was mad at both Microsoft and the GPL.
Well, I invited him to join in and defend himself. He doesn't need me to do that.
-drl
     Stunning announcement!-IBM to buy Price Waterhouse Coopers - (dmarker2) - (10) - July 31, 2002, 09:21:47 AM EDT
         Here's Monday, gone Tuesday. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - July 31, 2002, 11:17:00 AM EDT
         There is a flip side to that. - (a6l6e6x) - July 31, 2002, 11:43:29 AM EDT
         My 1998 prediction comes true - (kmself) - (7) - Aug. 6, 2002, 03:42:19 AM EDT
             I keep bringing this up . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - Aug. 6, 2002, 10:45:55 AM EDT
                 Re: I keep bringing this up . . - (deSitter) - (5) - Aug. 6, 2002, 10:51:33 AM EDT
                     Nope, that's NOT what he said and was "roasted" for. - (CRConrad) - (4) - Aug. 6, 2002, 11:56:48 AM EDT
                         Re: Nope, that's NOT what he said and was "roasted" for. - (deSitter) - (3) - Aug. 6, 2002, 02:35:03 PM EDT
                             And the GPL serves that intent well. - (imric) - (2) - Aug. 6, 2002, 02:59:33 PM EDT
                                 Brett was mad at both Microsoft and the GPL. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Aug. 6, 2002, 03:56:54 PM EDT
                                     Re: Brett was mad at both Microsoft and the GPL. - (deSitter) - Aug. 6, 2002, 04:57:20 PM EDT

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