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It's funny you can say all of that with a straight face. You are indeed correct - GNU can do whatever they want with the software, and what they chose to do in
by andrewljohnson 16y ago
It's funny you can say all of that with a straight face.
You are indeed correct - GNU can do whatever they want with the software, and what they chose to do in this case was two-fold 1) embarrass Apple and 2) prevent people from using free software.
If anyone is to blame here it is GNU, for choosing philosophy over the utility of people.
- zppx 16y agoThe whole point of my comment was that these [Apple-related] flames that are appearing in HN in the last 3 months or so are a great disgrace for this community, this is motive of the gross exaggeration in my comment, and the motivation of my 1st paragraph. I thought about including a paragraph about how GNU handled the case but I just found that it could contribute to a flame war that I have no interest in participate, I'm not a fan of GNU, I do not want to defend GNU or the FSF.