Re: What is "free software"?

> ESR> The problem is that if "free software" includes a right to
> ESR> redistribute modified copies, the optimal strategy is hijacking
> ESR> and parasitism, not being original and productive. And the
> ESR> culture doesn't want that.
>
> Do you have evidence that ncurses development was lacking originality
> or that productivity was low?

Excuse me, I think you may not be following the logic correctly. According
to my argument, the ncurses license should have prevented these problems.
Therefore if I answered "yes" you would have no new information.

It did not prevent hijacking, but that's because Thomas Dickey is willing
to do things that are ethically and legally wrong.

-- 
		Eric S. Raymond