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> I have not read it Then try reading instead of typing, especially https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-power.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free
by ran3824692 6y ago
> I have not read it
Then try reading instead of typing, especially https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-power.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-power.en.html
- arp242 6y agoI have read that. I have read most things I could find on the FSF and GNU websites about this years ago already, and again several weeks ago. And I think that's exactly the kind of casual dismissiveness I'm talking about which barely even recognizes that there are any trade-offs involved at all, much less address them.
- bmn__ 6y agoThe introductory philosophic essay lays it out very clearly: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html > we should perform a cost-benefit analysis on behalf of society as a whole, taking account of individual freedom as well as production of material goods. You cannot say in good faith that the essays fail to recognise or address the existence of trade-offs. Please take note.
- belorn 6y agoGiven that statement, would you be surprised to hear that FSF has multiple time stated that GPL is a strategy with benefits and drawbacks and not an end goal in itself? Similar they see permissive licenses as positive thing, but not the optimal strategy in many cases. It depend on the project, the situation, the authors, the community and so on.