Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> 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.

Piracy is a problem in Windows environments, as far as I can tell.  How this has
anything to do with this conversation is really beyond me.

> They rewrite from scratch. An excellent victory for improving software
> via the GPL.

GPL can't improve software if it's not chosen in the first place, but it's their
option.

> > 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.

Where are they?

> By dismissing them as unworthy to play in
> your playground, you beg the question.

I don't think the GPL would be against a SAP-alike project.

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