GPL vs BSD Licence

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miguel Mendez [mailto:flynn at energyhq.es.eu.org]
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 2:57 PM
> To: Ted Mittelstaedt
> Cc: chat at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: GPL vs BSD Licence
> 

> 
> > You probably missed the issue if you think this is a discussion meant
> > to convince someone BSD is better than GPL.  The people on this list
> > already KNOW that BSD is better than GPL.  They don't need convincing.
> 
> Says who, you? I thought people chose FreeBSD based on its technical
> merits and for being "the right tool for the job".
> 

Well then, I guess we do need to educate people.  Even more reason
for the discussion!  Thanks for reminding me of this!

> > What they DO need to know, however, is WHY.  That is educational
> > discussion not useless argument.
> 
> It is when all you're doing is beat the dead horse. As I've already told
> you, check the archives, everything you might say now was said by Dyson
> long long ago.
> 

And as I've already told you, there is no guarentee that anything 
posted long long ago has any relevance to today.

> 
> And now, please, let the thread die and don't bother answering to this
> either.
>

If you want the thread dead, don't keep it alive by continuing to add
to it.  And in any case, I didn't start the thread.  Haven't you
considered that your being pretty rude to presume to speak for what
the O.P. wanted?

Ted