On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Mike Hicks wrote:

> Phil Mendelsohn <mend0070 at tc.umn.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Daniel Taylor wrote:
> > 
> > > The GPL specifies source release, you didn't think I wanted all of my
> > > compensation for the code I write in _money_ did you? 
> > > Getting code in exchange for code is a pretty decent deal in my book.
> > 
> > Can be.  But code parity isn't always easy to establish, and you feel
> > gypped in a non-parity transaction of any sort!
> 
> Hmm..  Perhaps, though I've obtained this entire operating system for
> (nearly) free.  I think I'm the one that's behind when it comes to
> parity..

No, that's the "free as in air" part of the GPL.  You can't be behind,
on a GPL trade, ever.  GPL gives it away even if noone wants it.<g>  Or if
everyone wants it.


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