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Re: State of the GNUnion 2020
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Jean Louis |
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Re: State of the GNUnion 2020 |
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Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:05:10 +0300 |
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* DJ Delorie <dj@delorie.com> [2020-02-19 21:01]:
>
> "Kaz Kylheku (gnu-misc-discuss)" <936-846-2769@kylheku.com> writes:
> > On 2020-02-17 12:37, Andy Wingo wrote:
> >> Thought experiment: what would GNU be if all of its packages stopped
> >> developing? Dead, right?
> >
> > The immediate effect would become more of a stable base for the vast
> > amount of material that depends on it.
>
> For about a month or so, until the next bug, security problem, or
> missing feature were reported... then people would switch to whatever
> software was responsive to these problems. If GNU doesn't respond,
> someone will eventually fork the software (because they can :) and GNU
> would lose users.
When people continue developing free software it is a win, not loss.
Four freedoms are explicitly giving that permission to fork and modify
and distribute it.
It is win, not a loss.
--
Thanks,
Jean Louis
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