Re: [ba-unrev-talk] GPL: Socialist Agenda?
Teemu Leinonen wrote: (01)
> John Maloney wrote:
> > (James) Gosling: ... The GPL one is, I
> > find, rather odd because it has this string socialist agenda that
> > basically says intellectual property is bad.
>
> Appeal to Authority - Improper appeal to authority. (02)
On the contrary. (03)
Were the post to have said, "Gosling said so, therefore it must be true",
*that* would be an improper appeal to authority. (04)
In this post, however, Gosling was *cited*, and his reasoning was
given. I find it persuasive. (05)