[K12OSN] Scary article from Russia (w/o love)
R. Scott Belford
scott at hosef.org
Wed May 20 20:23:07 UTC 2009
Anytime Les Mikesell has an opinion, I read it. Period. End of
discussion. I know of no other human that has reliably served the
K12LTSP community any more than Les. I think that when half of us ask
questions to this list, we are secretly hoping that Les is reading.
So, on the subject of why gnu/linux is not the best thing in the
world, it's no surprise that the discussion progressed to
collaboration with software code. I have found this to be brilliant,
enlightening, generally civil, and educational. If you are not a
developer, then you can skip this thread. If you are curious about
the dynamics behind software evolution, then this is compelling
reading.
I have never considered the GPL as restricting freedom. This is a new
and educational perspective. I understand that in the pursuit of
perfect code, some projects cannot borrow from others due to the
licensing restrictions.
I'm a user, though, and not a developer. I love and am romanticized
by the principles of the GPL and Stallman because I want my software
"free." However, I want it to be great, too, If I need to
intellectually grasp the dynamics behind software collaboration in
order to help make it better, then I am grateful for this discussion.
It's all about finding the opportunity for collaboration, or,
gracefully accepting and respecting that the *evolving* licensing
ecosystem is not always conducive to collaboration.
--scott
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