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[Because of the edit above, my comment is no longer relevant.]
by wumpus 5y ago
[Because of the edit above, my comment is no longer relevant.]
- bramblerose 5y ago"BSD" can refer to the BSD license, but I think the poster is referring to the operating system here.
- MattGaiser 5y agoI think that is what he meant. What happens when someone created GPL software and then does what this developer does, which is pressure others not to freely use it?
- quanticle 5y agoThe intent behind my comment and the two examples was to explain that there really isn't any nuance or controversy here. Any attempt to inject controversy, by saying that the NixOS packagers have some kind of obligation to the original package author because he asked nicely is inherently against the intent of free software, which is that once I have the program running on my system, it's mine to modify and redistribute as I please. Sure, the package author can "ask nicely" that I don't redistribute, but I believe in the four freedoms of the FSF, and by golly I'm going to exercise them.
- wumpus 5y agoIt would be nicer if you had marked your edit where you made it; it took me a while to notice the postscript. Also, you could have mentioned that you made an edit in your reply. Thanks. I hope next time turns out better.
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- soraminazuki 5y agoFrom the looks of it, the upstream author didn't ask nicely too, honest questions from NixOS maintainers were immediately met with mockery.