Comments on: GPL FUD round N+1 http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1 Bits of software inspired by little Ahren and Tanish Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:56:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ahren Code» Blog Archive » The trouble with non-GPL open licenses http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-66805 Ahren Code» Blog Archive » The trouble with non-GPL open licenses Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:41:36 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-66805 [...] it, he should. Such abuse is why GPL-style share-alike licenses are better than more “liberal” or “open” [...] [...] it, he should. Such abuse is why GPL-style share-alike licenses are better than more “liberal” or “open” [...]

]]> By: Ahren Code» Blog Archive » The future of software? (from a user perspective) http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-28416 Ahren Code» Blog Archive » The future of software? (from a user perspective) Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:39:40 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-28416 [...] I must clear the air: I am a staunch Free Software advocate. And specifically, I take the Richard Stallman position when it comes to Free vs Open Software. And towards the end of this post, I will try to reconcile [...] [...] I must clear the air: I am a staunch Free Software advocate. And specifically, I take the Richard Stallman position when it comes to Free vs Open Software. And towards the end of this post, I will try to reconcile [...]

]]> By: güvenlik http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-21571 güvenlik Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:50:26 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-21571 Thank you for articles Thank you for articles

]]> By: ravi http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-10096 ravi Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:00:52 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-10096 WordPress seems to distract him in similar fashion. (apologies for the late response) WordPress seems to distract him in similar fashion. (apologies for the late response)

]]> By: ravi http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-10095 ravi Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:58:17 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-10095 Donnacha, apologies for the late response. I think Gruber gets a lot of personal email and seems to read all of them, but I would agree that without comments its difficult to let the debate proceed. However, I am not sure that this is an unintentional bubble. Donnacha, apologies for the late response. I think Gruber gets a lot of personal email and seems to read all of them, but I would agree that without comments its difficult to let the debate proceed. However, I am not sure that this is an unintentional bubble.

]]> By: Ahren Code » Blog Archive » GPL and putting food on the table http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-4688 Ahren Code » Blog Archive » GPL and putting food on the table Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:50:17 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-4688 [...] GPL FUD round N+1 [...] [...] GPL FUD round N+1 [...]

]]> By: Ahren Code » Blog Archive » A daring fireball of a miss: Gruber on Mullenweg http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-4465 Ahren Code » Blog Archive » A daring fireball of a miss: Gruber on Mullenweg Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:13:37 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-4465 [...] GPL FUD round N+1 [...] [...] GPL FUD round N+1 [...]

]]> By: ravi http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-4443 ravi Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:27:21 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-4443 Earl, what is the difference, in your book, between contributing to a community and selling a product? Are we so in the thrall of Johnson & Johnson advertising that the difference has disappeared? Also, Versions is a brilliant piece of software, but not everyone requires that slick a GUI to keep things going -- I can make do with GitX or Gitnub if necessary while keeping my Versions envy in check. Earl, what is the difference, in your book, between contributing to a community and selling a product? Are we so in the thrall of Johnson & Johnson advertising that the difference has disappeared? Also, Versions is a brilliant piece of software, but not everyone requires that slick a GUI to keep things going — I can make do with GitX or Gitnub if necessary while keeping my Versions envy in check.

]]> By: ravi http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-4442 ravi Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:21:51 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-4442 Curtis, I was going to bring up the issue of paying the bills in my next post. It's a legitimate criticism, but neither Gruber nor Jalkut are critiquing GPL from that perspective (sustainability). More in my next post. Curtis, I was going to bring up the issue of paying the bills in my next post. It’s a legitimate criticism, but neither Gruber nor Jalkut are critiquing GPL from that perspective (sustainability). More in my next post.

]]> By: Earl Hathaway http://code.ahren.org/bit/gpl-fud-round-n1/comment-page-1#comment-4436 Earl Hathaway Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:30:53 +0000 http://ahren.org/code/?p=308#comment-4436 [quote]what is one to make of Jalkut’s contention that Sofa, by selling their “award-winning client application” for this handsome price, is “contrib[uting] value to the community”? This is a very strange notion of contributing to a community![/quote] That's um, pretty dumb. Sofa contributes a lot to the community: right now, there is really only one slick SCM GUI available. That's Sofa. It's not free, but I can get a copy for $50 or whatever, while the minimal price for a slick git/mercurial/whatever gui is what? A dev team + 6 months? [quote]what is one to make of Jalkut’s contention that Sofa, by selling their “award-winning client application” for this handsome price, is “contrib[uting] value to the community”? This is a very strange notion of contributing to a community![/quote]

That’s um, pretty dumb. Sofa contributes a lot to the community: right now, there is really only one slick SCM GUI available. That’s Sofa. It’s not free, but I can get a copy for $50 or whatever, while the minimal price for a slick git/mercurial/whatever gui is what? A dev team + 6 months?

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