Anti-FUD: The Free License Wars | Linux Today

Anti-FUD: The Free License Wars

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 15, 2005

“Prepare for the Holy Wars of BSD vs GPL style licenses. Is one
more free? Which one? Is there one that is truly more ethical to
use than the other? Read about the different sides and add your own
opinions here.

“On almost any GNU/Linux news site you find trolling comments
about how the BSD license is better and more free. Likewise if you
go to BSD related sites you’ll find trolling comments about how the
GPL is better and more free. Most of the time these comments are
nothing but trolls; they contain no arguments, no reasons, no
logic, and do nothing but attempt to offend…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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