It seems his position has been completely pegged by many. I'd
like to try to state it again more clearly (it's really a question),
so people can properly classify themselves as pro-Freeman or
anti-Freeman. :-)
Suppose these events happen:
Person X volunteers for a job, say writing a FAQ.
X does not receive money for the job, but would like to.
Person Y asks X whether Y can sell the FAQ, giving no
money to X. Since X would like to
make money from the writing, X's profit is completely
relevant to the
question. Since Y is presumptuous, rudeness on Y's
part is completely
relevant to the question.
Person X refuses unconditionally.
Parasite Y does not publish the FAQ.
My question is, what motives can we attribute to Y in this situation?
One answer I can come up with myself is some combination of greed, envy, and
covetousness, so we don't need to repeat that answer. Other answers
that have been suggested that I understood and can remember are:
* evading the legal process and copyrights, intellectual property rights
* attempt to make a cheap buck
* pretending that writing a FAQ implies lack of interest in compensation
* cyberparasitism
Another possible answer is that nobody would do what Person Y did,
because it is so morally bereft and bankrupt, so
the question is stupid. At one time, I thought somebody was actually
willing to play the role of Person Y (Tim Freeman, Eric Raymond, Jef
Poskanzer, et.al.),
but now I'm not so sure. Maybe
Person Y could come up with some sense of morality and ethics and stop bothering
those of us who have integrity with psychobabble and trash.
Tim, the answer to one of the questions you have asked about me
is buried in this post. Can you find it? This is fun; maybe I should
get a job as a rodeo clown.
Detweiler anti-Freeman
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