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Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs
From: |
Alexander Terekhov |
Subject: |
Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs |
Date: |
Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:31:01 +0200 |
"Christopher C. Stacy" wrote:
[...]
> Martin> Can you provide some evidence that the FSF's positions on copyright,
> Martin> patents, and trademarks are identical, if that's what you're saying?
>
> I'm speaking primarily of copyrights here, but RMS also fights software
> patents. Read some of his writings, especially the earlier ones, or just
> talk to him. The part where he says that all software should be "free, like
> the air that we breath" captures the general spirit, ...
Yup. Quoting his pro bono counsel:
http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/dcm.html
- abolition of all forms of private property in ideas
- common social development of computer programs and all other forms
of software ... as public goods
http://www.economist.com/research/Economics/alphabetic.cfm?TERM=PUBLIC%20SPENDING#PUBLIC%20GOODS
----
PUBLIC GOODS
Things that can be consumed by everybody in a society, or nobody
at all. They have three characteristics. They are:
- non-rival one person consuming them does not stop another
person consuming them;
- non-excludable if one person can consume them, it is
impossible to stop another person consuming them;
- non-rejectable people cannot choose not to consume them
even if they want to.
----
And the last bullet is what makes it "free". ;-)
regards,
alexander.
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, (continued)
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Rui Miguel Seabra, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Martin Dickopp, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, David Kastrup, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Isaac, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs,
Alexander Terekhov <=
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- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Rui Miguel Seabra, 2004/07/09
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- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, David Kastrup, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, David Kastrup, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, David Kastrup, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Rui Miguel Seabra, 2004/07/09
- Message not available
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Isaac, 2004/07/09