On Thu, 08 November 2001, "Michael Beck" wrote:
> Sometimes in a competitive situation "his gain" is "my loss". 

No. copyright competition is not a 'zero sum game'.  
(thanks to David for introducing the distinction)

a gain on one side does not require 
a loss on the other side so that the
sum of both sides always add up to zero.

his gain does not require my loss.
I can add in whatever functionality
he added. I just have to respect his
copyright, which means I can't steal
his expression, and I have to develop
my work myself.

your argument is based on the false premise that
competition is a zero sum game.

from that perspective, I can see how you would 
want to restrict who benefits from your open-source 
code, because it could be a loss for you. 

but it's not a valid premise.

Greg


Greg



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