I think he needs to elaborate.

Post #53,916 by Another Scott 9/30/02 8:28:16 AM Reply	I think he needs to elaborate. He has a point, but I don't think it's a good one. He might have a better one if he gave examples of Ballmer's ethical behavior. Yes, the GPL has some coercive aspects to it. But it's right out there in the open and has been since v1. You don't have to worry about Stallman changing the terms once you've committed your business or livelyhood to his tools. You do with Ballmer. In situations like this, it's often useful to "follow the money". Ballmer and Gates are clearly after power and riches. Stallman isn't. Ballmer and Gates want control of your data and code. Stallman wants to prevent others from controlling your data and code. Using that metric, Tim's wrong. My $0.02. Cheers, Scott.
Post #53,952 by boxley 9/30/02 11:54:11 AM Reply	Slight disagreement. The point I see is that Stallman is termed by Tim to be totally inflexable whereas Alchin would be more open minded. Not having personally met either one from what I have read over the years that is probably correct. Now the proposition that all software should be free is as correct as all software should be good. An admirable concept but hard to advance in the real world. Microsoft has made a lot of money by being "good enough" and cheap beating out a lot better more expensive software. Actually I dont have a dog in this fight since my income is usually trying to get disparate software running on disparate hardware so people who actually do productive work can get to it. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] qui mori didicit servire dedidicit
Post #54,424 by static 10/2/02 8:01:57 AM Reply	Was that his point? I couldn't quite tell. I liked his Microsoft vs FSF ethics comparison - but I have a problem with "equally unethical". It's clearly only part of the picture, as you mentioned. But that doesn't hide his disagreement with the FSF's ethical stance. Wade. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."

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