From: zuzu <sean.zuzu@...>
Date: 2004-07-10T11:40:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Secure Ruby Compiler

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 11:28:08 +0900, Sean O'Dell <sean@celsoft.com> wrote:
> On Friday 09 July 2004 19:00, zuzu wrote:
> > On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:35:55 +0900, John Johnson <johnatl@mac.com> wrote:
> > > On Friday, July 9, 2004, at 08:09 PM, zuzu wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:17:31 +0900, John Johnson <johnatl@mac.com>
> > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> It's a choice. If you want to share your source, that is your
> > > >> decision.
> > > >> If you don't, that is also your decision.
> > > >
> > > > i could burn down your house, and that would be my decision.
> > > > or i could not, and that would be my decicion.
> > >
> > > That's completely different. Burning down my house infringes on my
> > > rights.
> > > Obfuscating your source does not.
> >
> > how does obfuscated code not infringe my rights?
> >
> > would you eat food without a knowing the ingredients?
> > or take drugs without knowing how they work?
> > do you think ignorance of pollutants in the air and water puts your
> > health at risk?
> 
> On the subject of the pros and cons of open source vs. proprietary closed
> source in the Ruby ML:  how about that Portugal/Greece final!  What a game.
> 
>         Sean O'Dell
> 
> 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3860071.stm

0-1 Software Libre wins!  ;-)

-z