On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:09:32 -0500, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In short, if you are wondering if you are too close, you probably are. >If you spent some time and effort to put something together that has >some of your own thought and planning, you might be just fine. > >(heh. funny how one's life flashes before one's eyes when interpreting >the words of Theo. Be forewarned, Theo has NOT named me his official >spokesperson -- you can follow my guideline to the letter, but I won't >be the one jumping down your throat. :) > >Nick. Nick, Of course, no one in the Western world will fault you for eloquently, and accurately answering the question that was actually asked but it takes a bit of experience to even notice the question that was *implied* (in many non-western cultures rather than asking directly which is considered rude, only an implication is made to be polite and respectful). A number of book publishers (i.e. copyright holders) produce what is sometimes called an "Eastern Economy Edition" of their books. What would be a $50-$100 USD book for you and me here in the US would be sold for a few dollars (if that) in other parts of the world. There are plenty of times when such EEE books are made without the consent of the copyright holder. Some people call it piracy and get upset about it but many publishers just ignore the "illegal" EEE books since the revenue from the poorer places in the world are not their target market. Instead of just copying the discs, stickers, artwork and jackets without permission and in violation of Theo's copyright on the disc layout, Siju is most likely looking for a way to produce an EEE version of the OpenBSD CD's. And before anyone suggests "just use FTP" please realize not everyone on the planet is blessed with a high speed (or any speed) internet connection. Many people just count themselves lucky to have some (ancient) hardware to run OpenBSD and they have no internet connection available to them. Kind Regards, JCR
