Essay RFC delayed.

[Kyle Rose]

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> Why is our freedom to hack important to corporations? The answer is
> it isn't and they couldn't care less.

Then I don't want them around.  They should only get to play with us
on mutually agreeable terms.  Others are free to consort with the
devil; I will retain my principles.

> By making the arguments the way Eric does is that it becomes
> palatable to corporations and the other freedoms  we get are sorta
> slid in under the radar.

That's exactly what I don't want.  When the other freedoms aren't made
clear, we end up with Qt, SCSL, and Al Gore's pages associated with
"our" movement (which really isn't "our" movement, but I digress...)

> The free marketplace of ideas in the free software community assures
> that really pig-headed ideas don't fly very far.

The Qt semi-free license got pretty far before it was shot down; and
the new QPL _still_ sucks!  That is a _perfect_ example of how the
principles of the community which are not spelled out in legalese are
taken advantage of.  This is precisely why the principles of freedom
should be stressed.

Kyle


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