Open source -- non computer topics

From: James B. DiGriz <jbdigriz_at_dragonsweb.org>
Date: Mon Apr 29 10:11:11 2002

Christopher Smith wrote:

>
>>wall. That's the grounds for the GNU/linux controversy, and
>>no doubt why
>>he makes demands that are taken as overreaching to UG's that
>
>
> Huh?
>
> There's nothing in the license that says you have to give GNU
> credit in the popularly accepted name of your software. Trying
> to change that after the fact by throwing your weight around, so
> to speak, is certainly in poor taste.
>
> Richard "I won't talk to you unless you call your project by my pet
> name" Stallman has lost much of my respect over all of this.
>
> Of course, this is just my opinion, and you can certainly disagree.
> want him to
>>speak. I don't envy his position. He has a point, too, even
>>if you think
>>it's overblown. Enough so that a lot of people would prefer
>
>
> If you mean that the FSF deserves some credit and respect, sure,
> but that's not the way for him to get the former, and it certainly
> has lost him lots of the latter, even if the project may still be
> relatively well thought of.
>
> Chris
>


I think you can make the case that he isn't entirely unjustified. He and
the FSF have a lot invested in it. I don't see anything more
objectionable in it than the average corporate trademark claim. It
certainly annoys a lot of people, though. It might behoove him to find a
better way of dealilng with the issue if he can. I'll go along with that.

The snide attempts at ad hominems are unwarranted, though.

jbdigriz
Received on Mon Apr 29 2002 - 10:11:11 BST