Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News) [LWN.net]

Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News)

Posted Sep 14, 2003 22:03 UTC (Sun) by copsewood (subscriber, #199)
Parent article: Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News)

Actually one of the most popular reasons for liking Linux is because
we do care about intellectual property rights. This is analogous to why
I am more likely to enjoy rambling on a public footpath on which I have a right of way than to trespass where I am not wanted. I have this preference
because of property rights which I respect. It is as if Microsoft Windows has a big sign outside saying - keep out, this is a closed system, don't try to use this system for your education, no map provided or user serviceable parts inside and trespassers will be prosecuted.

Clearly I am not welcome there so I stay away as much as I can, but the license covering Linux is very different. Microsoft intellectual property rights are a big message telling me to stay away so I do. Linux intellectual property rights are a "welcome inside" sign which I find much more attractive.

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