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'Oh IP Elephants'

'In fact, isn't this just what the GNU project was supposed to be? A collection of C libraries aimed at bringing high quality software to the average coder, being as portable as possible? We have a winner!'

Ah... no, I don't think so:

'The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software...'
--gnu.org

'... RMS is so left wing that it scares many people off using the libraries or contributing to the project.'

Simply using 'political polarization' to characterize RMS is, at best, cowardly and at worst, ignorant.
'...scares many people off using have you looked at SourceForge lately?

'There are a few people Stallman has driven into believing the GPL is the Way, ...

See above comment.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance ? that principle is contempt prior to investigation.'
--Herbert Spencer

mitd-Made in the Dark
'My favourite colour appears to be grey.'

In reply to Re: CCAN; what about the GNU project? by mitd
in thread Interesting article on CPAN and C/C++ by adamsj

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