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> if the BSD license allows for them to do this, why is it morally wrong? Because even if I buy you a 'free beer', I can still think you're a jerk if you thro
by notaplumber 10y ago
> if the BSD license allows for them to do this, why is it morally wrong?
Because even if I buy you a 'free beer', I can still think you're a jerk if you throw it back in my face.
- Johnny555 10y agoI think a more apt analogy would be if you buy me a "free beer" and I drink it, then you're upset because I didn't buy you a "free beer" in exchange. If the beer wasn't meant to be free, then don't license it as "free beer".
- lvh 10y agoThe specific claim was not that pfSense merely used the technology, but also that they were hostile to a variety of community projects, including OpenBSD itself.
- jeromenerf 10y ago> ... a "free beer" ... As in "one beer"? More like the mythical free beer river. Anyway, your point still stand. It may not be a "moral thing to do", yet one could appreciate others not to pee in the mythical free beer river.
- interfixus 10y agoIf I buy you a free beer, you are not obliged to say 'Thank you'. Choosing not to do so may still shine a light on your character.