Re: [PATCH] clarify message and give support contact for non-GPL modules

[Timothy Miller <miller@techsource.com>]

Marc Boucher wrote:
> 
> Linus,
> 
> As  previously mentioned, I have offered many patches and a lot of 
> source to the community throughout the last 15 years. Either personally 
> or via Linuxant, under various licenses (including the GPL) depending on 
> the constraints imposed by each situation, and continue doing so. In the 
> workaround case, we should have admittedly sent a patch earlier instead 
> of putting in the \0 and I sincerely apologized for that.
> 
> The modules in question are not binary-only, but mixed source/binary. 
> With the submitted patch, we are also offering to take as much support 
> burden off the community by clarifying the messages to explicitly direct 
> users to where they should go for help when using third-party modules.
> 
> With all due respect, your claims that we are offering nothing / not 
> giving back are not factual and you should not take position based on 
> either incorrect information or a very narrow / alarmist interpretation 
> of what we are doing.
> 
> Regards
> Marc
> 


Marc,

Everything you say betrays the fact that the Free Software mentality is 
not a consideration in your thinking.  You clearly think it is, but it 
is clearly not.  This argument you're speaking one language, and you're 
speaking another.  Before you can get along with us, you have to learn 
to think like us.

Until you grok the Free Software mentality, you will continue to get flamed.