Scripsit Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 08:01:16PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote:
> > That is a non-solution. Telling a lie and then saying, "oops, the > > above statement is a lie, but a previous author requires me to tell > > it" will (1) not make the lie go away, (2) help nobody, and (3) make > > everyone involved look silly. Plus, there may not be space for that > > much deliberation on the cover. > And calling a statement which is true a lie doesn't do anyone any > good either. The statement is NOT TRUE! > Your entire example is based on taking a statement which is true in one > context and creating another context where it is incorrect. Yes. That is exactly the point. The license requires me to repeat the statement in a context where it is not true. > This works, as long as you're not willing to go to the minor effort > of fixing the second context. Your "minor effort" means not doing the derivation at all. You are welcome to claim that this is "minor", but I doubt that very many would agree. > > That is the only way to avoid putting the cover text in a context > > where it is not literally false. > And this, my friend, is an example of a lie. Rubbish. The only context in which thne statement is not literally false is the original context. Therefore the only way to avoid making the statement into a lie is not th modify the context at all. -- Henning Makholm "Nu kommer han. Kan du ikke høre knallerten?"
