At 02:38 AM 2/16/2002, Patrik Stridvall wrote:
I'm sorry if I sound a little angry but it seems that some of people have found me guilty by association with you
Patrik, don't you see? We're both guilty of the same sin: saying that everything does not revolve around the Earth. While we have different views of how things DO work, there's exceedingly strong evidence for what we say. But because it's contrary to some people's "religious" beliefs they would rather excommunicate us, suppress what we have to say, or burn us at the stake than listen.
What you are doing IMHO is pure fear mongering,
No, it's not. I am making predictions based on what has happened to other businesses in the recent past, as well as sound economic principles. I'm not advocating or attempting to induce fear. But if the outcome does not look rosy, it's because WINE really would head down a very destructive path if it were (L)GPLed.
I firmly believe that the GPL and the LGPL has a place in the world.
Their place, and purpose, has been stated by Stallman. (Not in the licenses themselves, which are designed to be deceptive, but in Stallman's words in his more candid moments.) It is to turn publicly available software into a weapon in his lifelong, personal vendetta. Again, he has stated this explicitly himself, and it is also well documented by third parties such as Levy.
WINE should rise above this agenda and not become an agent of it.
--Brett