From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2007-03-14T07:03:46+09:00
Subject: Re: (was) GUI With Ruby =>OT FSF and GPL

On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 06:02:27AM +0900, Robert Dober wrote:
> >
> Right now I see that this really goes to your heart, I appreciate and
> respect people who speak out loudly what they feel.

I'm sure you'd appreciate and respect me quite a bit, right up to the
point where you got tired of it.  I've never been one to give way to
what I know to be wrong (though some might say my "knowing" is
incorrect).


> 
> I will take a brake now, it is not fair anyway two against one, that
> is Rick & Robert against Chad.

I don't mind so much.  I'm often in a minority position in such debates,
because it's usually only where I agree with the minority that I see a
real need to speak up.  When I'm in the majority, I tend to want to read
the opposing viewpoint for ideas that may have escaped my analysis,
rather than simply silence it.


> 
> I still feel that the GPL can be the right thing, especially for Ruby
> code, which is source anyway. When it comes to Linuxen there are many
> potential problems.
> 
> I will come back to you OL when/if I have learnt more about it. We
> have a very anti-FSF guy in the office I will have some good talks
> with him and then do my research.

I sometimes find myself as opposed to the viewpoints of anti-FSF guys,
because too often they're really kind of anti-FLOSS in general.
Hopefully that's not the sort of person you have available to you at
work.


> 
> For me that was a very good thread (can you hear the violins? ;)
> sorry if I made you angry with my direct approach.

You didn't.  I appreciate it when someone offers a different perspective
on my own opinions, as long as that perspective doesn't become
repetitive and obstinate rather than thoughtful and well-reasoned.

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