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23 Dec 2025 11:39:28 EST (-0500)
  Re: This GPL stuff is getting ridiculous  
From: Mueen Nawaz
Date: 30 Jan 2009 10:58:50
Message: <498323ba$1@news.povray.org>
nemesis wrote:
> Mueen Nawaz <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:
>> nemesis wrote:
>>> Warp escreveu:
>>>>   By not being as free as it advertises to be.
>>> I see it like as in:  "so free that won't let otherwise"

<snip>

>>  It was truly free.
> 
> Nice anecdote. :)
> 
> So, any freedoms come with restrictions of one kind or another to it, huh? ;)

	That wasn't really my point. I was pointing out that I found your
statement above about freedom to be somewhat silly.

	The FSF folks love to play games with the word "free". I was giving
scenarios where "free" would be quite bad, and would also not be  free
for others.

> I still prefer country 2. ;)

	Until you realize that all other countries will stop doing business
with you.


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