Linux World domination (was Re: [NCLUG] PC for Linux (Ubuntu))

[John L. Bass]

Stop trolling Brent ... we clearly have several here saying that a 
software author does not have a right to make a living/profit from his 
creative works. That is the issue addressed quoted below.

I fully understand GPL and copyright ... as you do, that isn't the issue 
at hand. The issue, is the ability of independent self employed software 
authors to profit from their work by selling proprietary software that 
is not open source, as well as corporations and other business that 
employ software authors.

That is one of the core rights of copyright, world wide.

Cease the personal attacks and name calling ... it degrades this list.

John

Brett Johnson wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-09-18 at 18:02 -0600, John L. Bass 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.
>>     
>
> John, Is that a troll, or are you really so ignorant about how the GPL
> works, that you think it involves the author somehow giving up their
> "rights" to the code they wrote?  GPL != Public Domain (where the author
> does, in fact, give up his/her copyrights).  The GPL depends heavily on
> the author retaining *all* his/her rights granted under copyright law.
> If the author did not retain those rights, the GPL would not be legally
> binding in any way.  All the GPL does, is grant *others* additional
> rights to use my copyrighted code in specific ways, and under specific
> restrictions that ensure my rights and wishes (as author) are respected.
>
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