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And the practical differences are?

• jiggy2011 15y ago
  I think he just described some. There seems to be a phenomenon on HN of hardcore anti-copyright or pro-piracy posters who reply antagonistically to posts that they appear to have either deliberately misread or not read at all.
  • burgerbrain 15y ago
    The discussion is about the statement: "But he's asking ALL software developers to stop making software for money" That is blatantly false. Who gives a shit if they are selling software, or selling "support" for software? Either way people are making money with GPL software. There seems to be a phenomenon on HN of absurd pedants deliberately derailing conversations.
    • jiggy2011 15y ago
      My post was a reply to: "You do realize that people sell GPL'd software all the time, right?" You specifically said sell and I asked for examples.
      • burgerbrain 15y ago
        As I said, pedants derailing conversations. The most popular way seems to be selectively ignoring context. "sell" So sue me.