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:BeOpen.com: Richard Stallman's Response to Warwick Allison of Troll Tech
BeOpen.com: Richard Stallman's Response to Warwick Allison of Troll Tech
Jul 17, 2000, 19 :25 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (7882 reads)

(Other stories by Richard Stallman)

[ Thanks to Domenic R. Merenda for this link. ]

"Warwick Allison in your interview says some confused things about the GPL. To prevent the readers from being misled, would you please post this response?..."

"But Allison's implication that the GPL is meant to stop someone from making money is just plain wrong; in fact, the freedom to sell copies for a profit is part of the freedom that the GPL protects. Being for freedom and community does not mean being against profit."

"When Red Hat Software refused to include KDE/Qt in their GNU/Linux system, they did something unusual for a company: they acted for the sake of the community's freedom rather than for short-term expediency. You called this "strange"--I call it admirable. One view criticizes them as foolish for declining a selfish opportunity, the other praises them for caring about the community. It is a difference of values."

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BeOpen.com: Interview with Warrick Allison of Troll Tech's Qt Library(Jun 13, 2000)


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"When Red Hat Software refused to includ ...   That's What It Comes Down To: A Difference of   
Bruce
Jul 17, 2000, 20:11:57
 
How can a license which automatically gi ...   Oh Really?   
Anthony Moulen
Jul 17, 2000, 20:17:55
 
> Maybe I am missing something, yes the  ...   Re: Oh Really?   
JWB
Jul 17, 2000, 20:41:08
 
Ah yes, the distributions.  They do not  ...   Re: Re: Oh Really?   
Anthony Moulen
Jul 17, 2000, 20:50:11
 
There have already been at least 2 seper ...   share source + distribution control?   
Tim Wasson
Jul 17, 2000, 21:08:29
 
> Also RedHat is selling support and ser ...   Re: Re: Re: Oh Really?   
Robert Krawitz
Jul 17, 2000, 22:33:02
 
Also RedHat is selling support and servi ...   Re: Re: Re: Oh Really?   
Ted Clark
Jul 17, 2000, 22:57:44
 
Has Red Hat turned a profit?
Last I loo ...   Re: Re: Oh Really?   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jul 17, 2000, 23:04:03
 
> Mandrakesoft resells RedHat Linux as M ...   Re: Re: Oh Really?   
drfickle
Jul 17, 2000, 23:45:14
 
Unfortunately, Mr. Allison is quite wron ...   Too many DO care if someone makes money off their   
Anon O. Mouse
Jul 17, 2000, 23:50:41
 
GNU GPL and Free Software Movement is th ...   GPL the backbone   
Xunil Ung
Jul 18, 2000, 00:28:32
 
Not amen at all. It's just an exampl ...   Re: That's What It Comes Down To: A Difference   
David Johnson
Jul 18, 2000, 01:11:56
 
Let's see... BIND, Sendmail, Apache, ...   Re: GPL the backbone   
David Johnson
Jul 18, 2000, 01:15:32
 
It is about freedom, it is about a desir ...   The GNU Project is not about money, nor technology   
Hugo Gayosso
Jul 18, 2000, 04:26:28
 
> So, are you saying that Mandrake does  ...   Re: Re: That's What It Comes Down To: A Differ   
Rodney Quaye
Jul 18, 2000, 16:24:17
 
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