Re: WineX and the AFPL

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Brett Glass wrote:

> At 09:01 AM 6/4/2002, Deven T. Corzine wrote:
> 
> >This is a good analogy.  The *GPL licenses are like a commune where members
> >donate ALL their income to the common pool.  Since everyone contributes all 
> >they can, some call this "fair".  Then again, someone with above-average 
> >income might consider it "unfair" that they would have to shoulder more 
> >than their share of the burden just because they earn more money.  (This is 
> >a bit like income taxes too, I guess...)
> 
> It's actually far more unfair than this. Use ONE line of GPLed code, and
> you forfeit ALL of your income from your own work. Set foot in the commune,
> and you've forfeited everything you own. What's more, the commune will
> work to ensure that you can never make a living again.

Cound that be why so many people seem to view GPL advocates as cult-like?

Deven