In wine, having an app that was intended for an entirely different operating system actually work just blows my mind. i would never think to complain to the wine team that "x program won't work"
Complaining that "x program" doesn't work yesterday, is why wine works today. The difference between complaining in the F/OSS world and complaining in the windows world:
Complaining in the World of Windows = getting at best a rebate on your next purchase, and it's STILL buggy and broken until the next realease.
Complaining in the F/OSS world = getting the problem FIXED.
I've got a question. Where did the parent say anything about "disappearing" anybody?
The solution is to make the bad guys "disappear," not to seek out "justice." Why the hell would Elbonia care if some local scumbags show up dead in a gutter somewhere?
Um, right there? You know, the ENTIRE post?
The GPL doesn't tell you what you can do with your code.
*yawn* Yes, we hear this over and over and over. Thank you for pointing this out, but please come to grips with the fact that distributing is something you DO with the code. It is in fact a way to USE the code.
Now, that statement may cause you to think that I dislike the GPL or the LGPL. I don't dislike them at all. What I strongly dislike is this pointless semantics crap.
The GPL restricts the conditions under which you may distribute modified and created code. Therefore the GPL has restrictions and is not 100% freedom.
It's just the way things are. Deal with it.
Saying, "but, that distrbution and not use," does not in anyway at all cause this to suddenly not be a restriction.
In ALL serioussness, if this trivial bit of beauracracy GENUINELY causes you to stay away, we're glad about it.
You, my fellow American, can fuck right off.
I have many friends that live internationally, and several family members. Eight years ago, was common to get three or four visits a year. Within four years, it became one a year (they came for my wedding). Since then nothing, because of crap like this.
You can speak for yourself, but don't you even begin to think you can speak for all of us.
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