Archive for July 29th, 2007

My GPLv3 Boycott List

July 29, 2007

It’s nice that someone is keeping track of projects that are changing licenses to the more restrictive GPLv3. This will make it easier for users to avoid installing software that’s less free than previous versions were.
Here’s the list of projects (at least their GPLv3 versions) I’m boycotting.

GNU and FSF: Love-Hate

July 29, 2007

I’ve caught some flack for extolling the virtues and utility of GNU software while expressing my contempt for the Free Software Foundation (which oversees GNU) and its licensing.
So let me clarify a couple things. First, I have nothing at all against GNU software. It’s fantastic. I’ve no complaints about its operation. The list of GNU [...]