[Random-bits] RMS/Brett Glass history

[James Love]

Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 13:08:19 -0600 (MDT)
From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: James Love <love@cptech.org>, random-bits@venice.essential.org,
        nc-tlds@venice.essential.org, tld-interest@icann.org
Subject: Brett Glass
Reply-To: rms@gnu.org

You need to be aware of the history between Brett Glass and me.  He
got angry, a couple of years ago, that the GNU GPL (the license I
wrote for use in the GNU system) does not give him permission to use
my code in his proprietary software.  He believes I have no moral
right to refuse him such use of my code, and that by doing so, I am
unfairly sabotaging his business.

He does not however apply the same principle to himself and conclude
that he is morally obliged to share his program's code with me.

Ever since then, he has displayed a pattern of attacking me in any and
every forum, much as he has done here.  His attacks often exaggerate
and often misrepresent my views.  If you'd like to know where I
actually stand, I refer you to the articles in
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/.



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