Comments on: GPL 3 democracy

By: Russell Nelson

Russell Nelson — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:25:47 +0000

board.php fixed, thanks for pointing that out, John.
-russ

By: RJB

RJB — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:38:50 +0000

You’ve got some funny stuff here! keep it coming

By: Thomas McMahon

Thomas McMahon — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:32:09 +0000

Like the new cartoon, but what I thought was even funnier is how the ESR on the t-shirts looks remarkably like Hitler. Anyone else notice that?

By: rone

rone — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:40:24 +0000

More like Eric’s a right-wing nut and the GPL is a pure expression of EVIL COMMUNISM.

By: john

john — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:36:22 +0000

fancy slashdotting us pudge? Not that our server could take it, but still.

By: pudge

pudge — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:27:49 +0000

Hey, I make fun of CmdrTaco’s spelling all the time too. I go in and *fix his spelling myself* often, actually.

You’re welcome.

By: Matthew Garrett

Matthew Garrett — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:53:50 +0000

That’s odd. Eric’s on http://www.opensource.org/docs/board.php in the “board” section (not that I’d ever suggest that OSI is a bit out of touch with reality, or anything)

By: The pope

The pope — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:12:34 +0000

“If Open Source is such a good thing, we don’t need a cudgel to get people to contribute, and that permissive licenses are sufficient.”

Haha, you might say the same thing about corporations and governments. Why is it necessary for them to have the monopoly on cudgels if they are such great things?

I think I will keep my cudgel for self defense purposes thanks.

By: Russell Nelson

Russell Nelson — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:48:57 +0000

Eric Raymond (who is no longer on the OSI board) (and thus whose opinion is merely an opinion) (in other words, what Eric says is not what OSI says) (do I make myself clear??) (where was I?) (oh, yes) has publicly suggested that the GPL is, at this stage of the game, more an expression of insecurity than anything else. If Open Source is such a good thing, we don’t need a cudgel to get people to contribute, and that permissive licenses are sufficient.

By: Meantux

Meantux — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 05:36:19 +0000

I’m not sure I get it… Open Source Initiave has something against GPL?… errr…

By: rone

rone — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:24:03 +0000

Pudge would have better served himself by mocking Diebold’s spelling. Or maybe i’m just mad because that’s what i was going to do.

By: Robert Schuster

Robert Schuster — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:59:26 +0000

*ROFL*

It hits the nail on the top!

Thank you.

By: john

john — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:45:46 +0000

I for one welcome our Slashdot commenteering overlords. rfc1855 states: "Don't wander off-topic, don't ramble and don't send mail or post messages solely to point out other people's errors in typing or spelling. These, more than any other behavior, mark you as an immature beginner."

By: pudge

pudge — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:27:00 +0000

Um, it’s “blatant.” Big business may be many things, but it is not a poor speller.