Operating Systems > Linux and UNIX

Linux's Future...

<< < (8/8)

flap:
I'm not of the misguided opinion that copying is wrong.

And Linus doesn't have any "philosophy" - he's just an apolitical nerd. He could have done a lot of good for the free software movement but he doesn't particularly believe in it.

Laukev7:

quote: I'm not of the misguided opinion that copying is wrong.
--- End quote ---


What an overbearing claim. Who are you to dictate what is misguided?

jasonlane:
Immitation is the highest form of flattery. If people didn't copy to some extent we'd never have left the dark ages. The Renaissance would have never happened.

I think there is often confusion between term copying and plagerism.

   
quote:"What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done there is nothing new under the sun"
--- End quote ---


ECC 1:9

So in certain respects the law at the moment is draconian, obviously it has been set up to protect peoples rights and property but I think sometimes lawyers get carried away with it?

[ July 20, 2003: Message edited by: Zardoz ]

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page