RE: A reply on the RTLinux discussion.

Rose, Billy (wrose@loislaw.com)
Wed, 29 May 2002 07:36:58 -0500


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Cox [mailto:alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 8:25 AM
> To: Roman Zippel
> Cc: yodaiken@fsmlabs.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: A reply on the RTLinux discussion.

...
> The
> patent grant says it can be used for GPL software. As a free software
> author I have no problems at all with Victor's patent. If I want to do
> proprietary software well shucks, I'm going to have to play by the
> proprietary rules. I don't see that anti free software. It
> might be anti
> how convenient I can mix the two and flog it for lots of money, but
> thats not free software anyway.
...

Enough said. Business is business, bottom line. Coding in open source
is artwork. These guys building this kernel are artists. Those guys
selling stuff are business people. So, you want to use my artwork for
money? Fine, then pay me to let someone have the privilege. Want to
help me paint parts of the memory handling? Fine, here's a paint brush
all your own... totally free.

~Billy Rose~
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