GPL-style availability of NetScape 5.0 sourcecodes announced

Joseph Hartmann joeh at arakis.sugar-river.net
Sat Jan 24 10:31:34 EST 1998


	 >I don't see it RMS-style as some sort of noble undertaking or religious
	 >calling, but it's an interesting hobby that'll keep you off the streets=20
	 >and out of trouble.

I don't think it is accurate to describe RMS's GNU brainchild as either "noble" or "religious".

It just makes common sense to make information freely available to all, so the race can stop reinventing the wheel.

Profiting from your ideas by keeping them secret (patents/copyrights) is not in the best interests of society. 

ciao,

joeh



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