On Thursday 26 October 2006 14:54, Philip Tellis wrote:
Sometime Today, j cobbled together some glyphs to say:
gnu/linux not out of any love of freedom but merely due to convienence and costs. Is something wrong with that? YES. It is these
and they told you this? The pixar guys that I spoke to told me that they used linux because it was technically superior to any of the alternatives.
Convienence = tech superiority = stability+speed+effeciency+reduced maintanence+upgradibility+customizable... Take your pick.
So why is it wrong (your words) to pick technology because it is technically superior?
The problem is in using this tech to hobble others. And the ones who are primarily clamouring for this are the very same media companies who are picking gnu/linux for it's tech superiority. Thus it becomes imperative to have protection mechanisms to prevent the hobbling. The v3 licence is primarily aimed at this particular aspect. It also helps to keep pointing out the freedom part - as RMS and the rest of the FSF does.