Re: Roaring Penguin's view

On 12 Jun 2002, Martin Wilck wrote:

> He says "derive a product from", not "develop a product for". Subtle
> difference. Of course you can develop proprietary products for Windows.
> You can do the same for Linux and even the Hurd. 

Today, that's true.  What if future versions of glibc are under the GPL?

> Sometimes it is enlightening to look over your shoulder and see who is
> with you. IMHO, if someone is in the Free Software or Open Source camp,
> and finds himself using the same arguments as Microsoft and its allies,
> it is time to sit back and think.

To be fair, even if Microsoft is evil (and I believe they are), it doesn't 
follow that EVERY argument they make is necessarily wrong or evil itself.

After all, even a stopped clock is right twice a day...

Deven