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    SubjectRe: Wasting our Freedom
    On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 09:33:52AM -0400, Jason Dixon wrote:
    > On Sep 17, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Sean <seanlkml@sympatico.ca> wrote:
    >
    >> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:15:31 -0400
    >> Jason Dixon <jason@dixongroup.net> wrote:
    >>
    >>> Sure it does. My code under BSD license continues to remain free,
    >>> regardless of what Company X(1) does with their *copy* of my code.
    >>> The only restrictions on my code is that copyright and attribution
    >>> must remain intact. All users of my code have the same rights,
    >>> regardless of what Company X does with their *copy*.
    >>>
    >>> The GPL places additional restrictions on code. It is therefore less
    >>> free than the BSD.
    >>>
    >>> Free code + restrictions = non-free code.
    >>>
    >>> (1) GPL advocates deep-down really like the BSD license.
    >>> Unfortunately, they keep getting hung up on the idea of the Evil
    >>> Corporation (TM) "stealing" my code. Nobody has stolen anything.
    >>> That corporation is entitled to the same rights as Joe User. Neither
    >>> EC or JU are required to redistribute any of their changes to their
    >>> *copy* of my code. They are only required to keep attribution
    >>> intact. Does that make MY CODE any less free? OF COURSE NOT!
    >>
    >> Your post is incredibly ironic considering how up in arms all the
    >> BSD folks are right now. Many of them claiming that their code
    >> is being "stolen".
    >
    > They did not KEEP ATTRIBUTION INTACT.

    This was a mistake in one patch that had never been merged, and this
    mistake has been corrected once it was discovered.

    > Jason Dixon

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    Adrian

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