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[Savannah-dev] Re: Harsh message
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Mathieu Roy |
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[Savannah-dev] Re: Harsh message |
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Sun, 09 Nov 2003 07:58:23 +0100 |
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Richard Stallman <address@hidden> a tapoté :
> > To say to somebody "we would sue you" is a harsh way to put it.
>
> When someone is telling that he is thinking about turning a free
> software into a proprietary one, I do not think it is a good time to
> shy.
>
> This is not a matter of criticizing you, it is a matter of trying to
> make things come out best for the GNU Project. We have had lots of
> help, over the years, from people who don't agree with our philosophy.
> We want to get more help from such people in the future.
>
> Of course we want to make it clear that they cannot use GPL-covered
> code in non-free larger programs. But we want to do this while
> minimizing the risk that they get angry and don't help us at all. It
> is a rather delicate balance. I don't always get it right, but over
> the years, I have had a lot of experience to learn from.
That's ok, I see your point.
--
Mathieu Roy
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