[NCLUG] Re: NCLUG Digest, Vol 184, Issue 15

[John L. Bass]

Assumptions can be very misleading ...

I happen to support Linux actively, it is great software, and provides a 
valuable contribution to society. That is very different from supporting 
other radical Linux backers that have a broader agenda, and open hate of 
non-linux or proprietary software.

I did not claim iauthorship as a natural right, I do claim authorship as 
a legal right in the USA. I really don't care about, or care to debate, 
that right is not universal on this planet.

I do not claim that advocating free software will lead to loss of author 
rights, so their is no logical fallacy. Free public domain author ship 
has existed as long as copyright, and offers authors a choice ... as 
does licenses of all types, including BSD and GPL I do object that there 
are radical advocates of free software, including RMS, which do however 
which to remove the rights of proprietary software authors and companies.

There is a very clear reason to have public domain and restricted 
licensed (BSD, GPL) "free" software and other creative works, and I 
actively support that. You are very confused if you do not understand 
the difference.

I do not support those that wish to co-opt the free software movement to 
be the free monopoly software movement.

John


Scott Kleihege wrote:
> "John L. Bass" <jbass at dmsd.com> wrote:
> > A programmer is an author, and should have the rights of any other
> > author ... removing the rights of software authors, is just the first
> > step of removing the rights from all authors, artists, and other
> > creative people to remove their right of ownership, and right to make
> > a living from their own creativity.
>
> That advocating free software will lead to loss of rights is a logical 
> fallacy.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope]
>
> The "right to make a living from... creativity" is not a natural 
> right, but one dependent on a legal system for enforcement.  The 
> debate if the right to make a profit from creative work is the crux of 
> the difference between proponents of free and proprietary software.
>
> If you are an advocate of proprietary software, why are you trolling 
> here?
> [http://www.ccil.org/jargon/jargon_35.html#TAG1841]
>
> -Scott
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