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Why Eric is doing this

Why Eric is doing this

Posted Jul 1, 2005 22:09 UTC (Fri) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216)
In reply to: Why Eric is doing this by BrucePerens
Parent article: ESR: 'We Don't Need the GPL Anymore' (O'ReillyNet)

Have Eric and Theo become buddies recently? It seems they're both harping on the same anti-GPL nonsense lately. (Not to mention the mean-spirited, juvenile and highly insulting depiction of Mr. Stallman in the OpenBSD 3.7 CD notes, which pretty much made me decide against using OpenBSD for anything--people that publish things like that don't get my support as a user.)


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Why Eric is doing this

Posted Jul 2, 2005 16:33 UTC (Sat) by beoba (guest, #16942) [Link]

I'm curious, where can I find these notes?

Why Eric is doing this

Posted Jul 2, 2005 16:57 UTC (Sat) by avr (guest, #27673) [Link]

I think allesfresser is referring to the artwork that comes with the 3.7 release song as found at:
http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html#37

I must say that I too noticed this depiction in much the same way. Especially since RMS appeared supportive of openbsd's 'rigorous stance' regarding drivers in
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_...

Why Eric is doing this

Posted Jul 3, 2005 0:15 UTC (Sun) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216) [Link]

That is the picture I was referring to, but the text is missing from the online copy. In the CD notes, there is text overlaid on the picture which reads "When Puffathy returned, her friends had discovered that the Wizard of OS was just a big fraud. All talk - no action! But Puffathy already knew that ... "

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