On 8/21/06, Rahul <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Toufeeq Hussain wrote:
I'm not saying we should compromise on ethics, just that the ethics
argument is now well accepted in the computing world and is no more a
cause to fight for. the GPL has withstood the test of time and FOSS is
no more a activity done by bearded-sandal wearing hippies.
In short, stop harping and stop coding...
-Toufeeq
I would have to disagree with that. There are few people who understand
the complete details on either the ethical side or the technical
arguments completely. Both of these are worth repeating to all the
constant influx of new people flowing in.
Patents issues, DRM etc have become relatively major issues recently and
unless you continue to reflect upon those changes in licenses and the
community in general it has the potential to severely curb what Free
software can do and it has already has in many instances.
If the industry can work purely based on technical arguments that might
be a good thing but thats not where the competing interests play. If one
ignore that they stand to lose.
