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ESR: lost in the S/N ratioESR: lost in the S/N ratioPosted Jul 1, 2005 22:44 UTC (Fri) by Quazatron (subscriber, #4368)In reply to: ESR: lost in the S/N ratio by bajw Parent article: ESR: 'We Don't Need the GPL Anymore' (O'ReillyNet)
I agree with you. I'm also a user, and to me the GPL means the the software I use won't just die like proprietary software when the company bites the dust, it will be maintained in some form or other.
BSD is nice, but mostly benefits the *software companies* that leech all the good code while giving back nothing. GPL makes sure the software evolves and that is surely a benefit to all the *users*.
As for ESR, my guess is that he is now seeing the subject from the company's point of view, not from the developers/users point of view, so yes, we lost him.
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