Steve,
Yes, any article that deals in ad hominem attacks should
raise flags as to the possible existence of a hidden agenda.
The author's influences and motivations are not entirely
clear, thus should be suspect. Is this some sort of power
push against the FSF?
Smitty
Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sunday 22 October 2006 09:33 pm, tom smith wrote:
>> An interesting article on what could happen with vers. 3 GPL.
>> Smitty
>> http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2006/1030/104_print.html
>
> Most of what's written in that article seems true, but it's one of the most
> slanted articles I've ever seen, and this criticism comes from a guy who
> writes slanted articles regularly (the old style Troubleshooting Professional
> Magazines).
>
> Here's what I want to know. Why does an article appearing in "just the facts,
> just business" Forbes comment on Stallman's habits, grooming, etc? Why does
> it comment on Stallman's singing?
>
> He gripes about Stallman cracking down on the legalities of the license? Why
> would this concept produce *gripes* in Forbes? In Wired, sure, but in Forbes
> -- "intellectual property" lawsuits are just normal stuff for the business
> types.
>
> I find it really bizarre that this article appeared in Forbes.
>
> SteveT
>
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