libcee

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   by libcee 15y ago

   this is at once the best thing i've ever read by esr, and also a perfect explanation of how open source's image will always remain on top of free software's. the second part didn't occur to me until i read through it again, but esr himself
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   by libcee 15y ago

   social pressure can be incredibly effective, especially when you can make people feel like the world is empty without the impact the "inside group" you think you belong to is making. they make people think their only choice is remain "accep
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   by libcee 15y ago

   i realize that copyleft proponents and permissive license proponents tend to have different views, but painting everyone that disagrees with you as "zealots" and taking cheap pot shots like the ones you see increasingly on hn is pretty inte
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   by libcee 15y ago

   it's not a double standard, it's two very arguably different issues that people frequently confuse as the same. the zynga issue is closer to plagiarism, and copying is not the same thing. people get really upset about plagiarism and see it