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:-) That is an entirely fair point. I've never met the man. I did consider hosting him when he was visiting London about 15 years back, and now, I wish I had

:-) That is an entirely fair point. I've never met the man. I did consider hosting him when he was visiting London about 15 years back, and now, I wish I had done. OTOH, I do think his intransigence was integral to getting the Free Software movement off the ground.

rbanffy 3y ago
> I do think his intransigence was integral to getting the Free Software movement off the ground. I'm not sure a Linux-like ecosystem would be possible on BSD licenses. With GPL, company A is free to contribute code without the fear competitor B will take it, make some improvement, and pack it with their proprietary product to undercut company A. This is an important selling point of licensing your tech as a commodity that cannot be exploited to gain a competitive edge on you. > I wish I had done. A friend of mine who hosted him says "it was an honor, but not a pleasure".
- lproven 3y ago
  > I'm not sure a Linux-like ecosystem would be possible on BSD licenses. I think you're right. Paradoxically I suspect that this is both what keeps FreeBSD alive and also limits it. > A friend of mine who hosted him says "it was an honor, but not a pleasure". :-D That's good. I like it.