[plug] [link] lwn letter - amazing....

[Craig Ringer]

>>the loonies focus on the slogan (which I personally dislike)
>>"information wants to be free"
> 
> It's not a bad simplification of the principle, but "wants" is too
> emotive. How about "information will propogate"? It's stated directly,
> rather than anthropomorphically, and implies idea that standing in its way
> is futile and wasteful, where the original just implies that it is unkind.

Agreed. Its the anthromophism that somehow irritates I think.

> Oooh, that looks like some fascinating reading. <Snarf>. Yummy.
> A search for Slashdot didn't turn up much, though; can you point me at the
> particular installment you're referring to?

#2 I think... but it was _really_ late.

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