This is gradually being done.  But coding replacements for all that GPL
code takes time (and talent).  I'm drinking milk, and one day I'll be
able to code well enough to add my poor skills to the talent pool doing
just that.  Until that day, I do what I can.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-misc@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-misc@openbsd.org]On Behalf Of
> Umnada Tyrolla
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 8:26 AM
> To: 'Darrin Chandler'; misc@openbsd.org
> Subject: Re: GPL is free for forcing people to free code when they
> publish, not free as in free to do what you want, which is actually what
> free as in BSD, and real freedom ends at the tip of my nose
> 
> 
> Why isn't there some zealot out there who recodes gpl stuff into 
> bsd licensed code? That would be a service to developers, at least.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-misc@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-misc@openbsd.org] 
> > On Behalf Of Darrin Chandler
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:53 PM
> > To: chefren
> > Cc: misc
> > Subject: Re: GPL is free for forcing people to free code when 
> > they publish, not free as in free to do what you want, which 
> > is actually what free as in BSD, and real freedom ends at the 
> > tip of my nose
> > 
> > On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 10:25:03PM +0200, chefren wrote:
> > > On 4/11/07 5:45 PM, Darrin Chandler wrote:
> > > >Now that the subject is accurate, it's more obvious than 
> > ever that this
> > > >discussion doesn't belong here. Not only is it not 
> > relevant, but it's
> > > >been discussed to death many times, in many places.
> > > 
> > > Clearly not to death and people here are seriously 
> > interested in pro 
> > > and contra arguments.
> > 
> > Just because you're still flogging a horse doesn't mean it's not dead.
> > 
> > BSD v. GPL is easy to understand:
> > 
> > If you want to give your code away for whatever purpose, use BSD.
> > 
> > If you want to enforce your view of "correct" on anyone using 
> > your code,
> > use GPL.
> > 
> > -- 
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