nemesis wrote:
> Why not?  AFAIK, it's exactly what RedHat, Novell and other Linux-based firms
> are doing.

Ask the people who write video games and are put out of business because 90% 
of the games are pirated.

> I've always said rewriting from scratch is an option.  Those guys just do it
> instead of whine endlessly on the GPL.

Sure. As do I. But I'm talking about the GPL, and whether it improves or 
hurts the software development system. I'm not whining. I'm trying to have a 
rational discussion. By labeling it as whining, you're simply trying an ad 
homeniem attack, indicating you don't actually have an answer to it.

Yes. They rewrite from scratch. An excellent victory for improving software 
via the GPL. Thanks for showing that.

> Well, if it pleases you, I don't feel an urge to write SAP from scratch be it
> under GPL, MIT or a 1 million dollar contract.

No, but some people obviously do. By dismissing them as unworthy to play in 
your playground, you beg the question.

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