Free?

Timon Gehr timon.gehr at gmx.ch
Thu Oct 27 13:53:29 PDT 2011


On 10/27/2011 09:53 PM, Chante wrote:
> "Russel Winder"<russel at russel.org.uk>  wrote in message
> news:mailman.528.1319696286.24802.digitalmars-d at puremagic.com...
>> Chante wrote:
>> "Timon Gehr"<timon.gehr at gmx.ch>  wrote in message=20
>> news:j88jq8$1brb$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> =20
>>> [Free software] is software that respects the freedom of its end
>>> users.
>> =20
>> Software is inanimate and non-human and cannot "respect" anything. The=
> =20
>> mire of propaganda that spews from "entitled" GPL fanboys is
>> astounding.
>
>> If you want to make a case against using the GPL for software let it be
>> done with civil argument, not off-hand disparaging hate mail.
>
> It's hardly an inappropriate categorization of the typical "zealot",
> "fanboy", GPLer. C'mon, call a spade a spade. No hate needed. It's a
> common observation.
>
>

Don't feed the troll.


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