GNU License for Hardware

Rodent of Unusual Size Ken.Coar at Golux.Com
Mon Oct 11 21:15:31 UTC 1999


Richard Stallman wrote:
> 
> If you are inspired by the GNU Project and the Free Software movement,
> I hope you will choose a name that refers to freedom.  The word "open"
> calls to mind the Open Source movement, which differs from the Free
> Software movement in rejecting all talk of freedom, principle and
> other non-material benefits.

I think that everything from 'in rejecting' onward is unnecessary.
Let your work stand on its own merits; don't descend to name-calling
and mudslinging.
-- 
#ken    P-)}

Ken Coar                    <http://Web.Golux.Com/coar/>
Apache Software Foundation  <http://www.apache.org/>
"Apache Server for Dummies" <http://ASFD.MeepZor.Com/>



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