[Bf-docboard] GPL

[Felix Rabe]

Steve Martin wrote:
> Bart Veldhuizen wrote:
>> It might
>> also be nice to explain about the 'spirit' of the GPL.

> Actually, that was one of the things I was going to include in the
> "About Open Source" paragraph. Since there is a subtle distinction
> between "Open Source" as defined by OSI and the philosophies behind
> the GPL, I thought I might also suggest changing the title of this
> paragraph to "About Free Software" (or perhaps "About the GPL").

I'm all for the "Free Software" version.  You probably will find enough 
links and material (on (or: to) the "Open Source" side as well) on 
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ - but you will already know that URL, I 
guess :).

> Oh, well, now that I've signed up, I guess I'd better get movin'. :)

Correct :)

cu,
Felix

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(The crazy guy who skips a night to download, burn and label two CDs of 
the official Debian CD set to install it the next day on the box of 
relatives who just bought their first PC with WinXP on it.  But ... 
what's exactly crazy about this? ;) )