Re:Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs: correction
by wazoox on Wednesday November 02, 2011 @05:02AM
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> Today, Stallman's and FSF's real political and social influence is miniscule.
I don't think it to be minuscule among programmers and hackers.
> An example of this is tivoization clause in GPLv3 which is a nuisance for businesses and contributes to marginalization of the license.
I don't see what makes the tivoization clause a nuisance for business. I think it's a misconception, like the idea that software patents are good for anybody but lawyers and trolls.
I don't think it to be minuscule among programmers and hackers.
> An example of this is tivoization clause in GPLv3 which is a nuisance for businesses and contributes to marginalization of the license.
I don't see what makes the tivoization clause a nuisance for business. I think it's a misconception, like the idea that software patents are good for anybody but lawyers and trolls.