Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Dealing with blind hatred for the GPL

[aurelien]

Yui Hirasawa <yui@cock.li> writes:

>>>> Mention "freedom" and they'll say the GPL is "restrictive" and
>>>> "viral".
>>>
>>> Many people who think that are anarchist who also think they should
>>> be allowed to kill.
>>
>> It's very unfortunate you'd think this way. I too find the GPL
>> restricts some freedom, but understand the need for it and advocate
>> its use over permissive licenses. And I'm an anarchist, but I don't
>> think I should be allowed to kill. I don't know what kind of
>> anarchists you met, but no one I know thinks they should be allowed to
>> kill.
>
> If you reread my mail you will see that I didn't say that all anarchist
> think that you should be allowed to kill. But these people specifically
> think that their freedom should be ultimate to the point where they are
> allowed to do things that harm others.
>
>> Back to the point, I agree that the battle is uphill when trying to
>> convince someone who's alredy made up his mind about software freedom.
>> But it's not a lost battle, and if you don't fight back on public
>> forums, you give the impression they are right. You aren't really
>> trying to convince them, but showing other readers that there's
>> another way.
>
> You make a valid point that it might make a them appear to be right when
> you don't contest them, that is very unfortunate indeed. Of course if
> you don't mind getting called names and other stuff then you should
> definitely call them out when they are saying things that are bullshit.
>


Stop that please.

"The violence shocked Proudhon"

Keep that in your mind.


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Aurélien DESBRIÈRES