Re: [Fsfe-uk] Young Greens moving on FS

[MJ Ray]

On 2004-11-23 00:01:25 +0000 Martin Wheeler <address@hidden> 
wrote:

> It *certainly* doesn't apply to me -- and I'm a ferocious proponent 
> of free 
> software.  Indeed, as far as I'm concerned, free software is 
> dependent on the 
> very existence of copyright.

I'd be interested in knowing your reasoning for that. I can see why 
copyleft depends on it, but not free software itself.

> Just //where// is this ridiculous idea that free software types are 
> anti-copyright coming from?

Some of them do seem to be, as we've seen from posts on this list. 
However, they accept using copyright law to protect their software as 
a way to make things fairer in an unfair system.

I guess the only conclusion we can draw is that there are a range of 
opinions on this among free software users. Try to make it any 
stronger and you will really upset someone by misrepresenting their 
views.

Now, back to the OP: is anyone approaching other parts of the Green 
Party?

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