Re: Linux Advocates Fear Solaris 10.

From: Beardy (beardy_at_beardy.net)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 20:50:39 +0000

UNIX admin wrote:
> Philip Callan wrote:
>
>> You don't know what freedom is do you?
>
>
> I do know what freedom is, and it is not what you're trying to make it
> to be.
>
>> Freedom is knowing you will not be restricted again as well.
>
>
> No, it is not!!!
>
>> GPL only affects you if you try to take something that WAS already
>> free, and restrict it.
>
>
> Then it fails the freedom test!

As Rich would say, "Please don't feed the trolls!" This
thread has become completely submerged by cola trolls and is
not worth any cus person contributing to further.

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