GPL vs BSD Licence

[nbco]

On Wednesday 27 October 2004 23:12, TM4525 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/27/04 12:59:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>
> gert.cuykens at gmail.com writes:
> >If you buy a product what would you want ? A pretty box or pretty
> >software ? Finishing the product is just marketing and trying to
> > make a very pretty box to put the software in. When something is
> > open source and you want to sell it you are forced to make it the
> > best peace of code out there. Its what i call healthy competition.
> > For me open source translates into "If you think you can do better
> > be my guest" Finishing a product and making it closed source is
> > just plain wrong. Its  like stealing from the church basket. Every
> > body shares something and you want to take it and keep it for your
> > self.
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> Are people who have written custom GUI front ends for Linux stealing?
> They're not stealing, they are getting paid for the value that
> they've added. Are people that sell bottled water stealing? No one is
> forcing you to pay for water. But its been cleaned and nicely
> packaged and it fits in your cupholder, so you buy it.
I have to say I generally really approve of TM4525's  attitude,  but on 
this one, you can't fool all of the people all of the time...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3523303.stm
coca cola no longer sells water in England, even though it be real 
purdy, the punters, don't buy it.....
.nbco