From: Sean O'Dell <sean@...>
Date: 2003-07-12T01:15:26+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Humans and dictionaries (was Re: My brief and torrid affairwithRuby.)

"Lyle Johnson" <lyle@users.sourceforge.net> wrote in message
news:3F0EC9A7.9060409@users.sourceforge.net...
> Sean O'Dell wrote:
>
> > You know, I actually recognized that the emotional charge behind the
word
> > "viral" might be why its application to the GPL was being so hard-fought
> > against, but thought that perhaps the truth behind such a term might
shine
> > through and we could use it to describe what we know about the GPL.  I'm
> > thinking now that maybe we ought to have another word to describe it;
one
> > less predictably antagonistic.
> >
> > How about we start calling it "socialist licensing" instead?
>
> "Pro-choice licensing" might also be a term that people could really get
>   united around, especially here in the southeastern United States where
> I live.
>
> And now, a disclaimer for the humor-impaired.
>
> I am being sarcastic. I am fairly sure that Sean was also being sarcastic.

"Pro-choice licensing" is a great alternative, I think we should run with
that!

    Sean O'Dell