It starts looking like flame, sorry for trying to clear things up (and yes,
I certainly did bother to read your post).
Gennady.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Carrera" <dcarrera / math.umd.edu>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: My brief and torrid affair with Ruby.


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> On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 05:13:48AM +0900, Gennady wrote:
> > OK, Daniel, let's put it this way: if you do not use something there's
> > nothing to like or dislike. Only usage makes it likable or dislikable.
So
> > those who use (or consider to use) GPLed libraries do not like GPL
because
> > it forces them to forfeit their own code.
> >
> > Gennady.
>
>
> Did you even bother to read my post?
> I said that I understand how people might not like the GPL, and that
> whether the like it is not the issue I am discussing.
>
> GPL code imposes a condition upon its use that some people don't like.
> Fine.  But you are not forced to use the GPL code, hence it is not viral.
>
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