Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-04 Thread Diego Biurrun
Apologies to all innocent bystanders for what has degenerated into an offtopic flamefest. Unfortunately MKE has made some statements directed at myself that I feel I cannot leave unanswered. On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 07:24:33PM -0700, Michael K. Edwards wrote: > On 8/3/05, Diego Biurrun <[EMAIL PRO

Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-04 Thread Raul Miller
On 8/4/05, Michael K. Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a _little_ more abstract than real property ownership, which is a > lot more abstract than possession of a chattel; but it's rather less > abstract than, say, ownership of a 401(k) account -- a device where > you have limited control o

Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-04 Thread Michael K. Edwards
On 8/4/05, Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nevertheless, intellectual property is fundamentally different from > real property, and the differences, in the general case, make it > impossible to determine the boundaries of intellectual property. It's a _little_ more abstract than real prop

Re: Origins of debian "swirl"

2005-08-04 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Joe Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-08-04 13:47]: > Why don't we just find the creator and ask him? > The original image is named raul-0.gif, so somebody named Raul made the > image. (Was this Raul D. Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]) No, Raul Silva. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- T

Re: Origins of debian "swirl"

2005-08-04 Thread Joe Smith
"Joe Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why don't we just find the creator and ask him? The original image is named raul-0.gif, so somebody named Raul made the image. (Was this Raul D. Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]) What makes me really fear that the image may be

Re: Origins of debian "swirl"

2005-08-04 Thread Joe Smith
Why don't we just find the creator and ask him? The original image is named raul-0.gif, so somebody named Raul made the image. (Was this Raul D. Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]) What makes me really fear that the image may be a very generic is one image that looks the same except the jaggedness of t

Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-04 Thread Raul Miller
On 8/3/05, Michael K. Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If we can't even manage this issue in the context of a single > > paragraph, what hope do we have of codifying protection > > for newly thought up instances of this issue, in law? > > That would be the reason that the integrity and compe

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Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-04 Thread Bernhard R. Link
* Michael K. Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [050804 04:24]: > > And I judge your evidence poorly researched. This does not enhance your > > credibility when you expound at length (and length and length) on legal > > affairs. That was a good one. > It's really interesting that people who show no evi

Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-04 Thread Michael K. Edwards
I wrote: > RMS may sincerely > believe that the GPL is a successful hack around contract law and the > limits courts have imposed on other software copyright holders; but I > don't see how a court could possibly agree with him. Not to be paranoid or anything, but a reminder-disclaimer: The

Re: Origins of debian "swirl"

2005-08-04 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Alexis Papadopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Having recently watched the "Toy Story" movies, I realized that the > swirl was present on Buzz' chin. > Look here for instance : http://www.pixar.com/featurefilms/ts/ It is clear that there is A swirl, but it's not THE Debian swirl. It swirls t

Re: LGPL module linked with a GPL lib

2005-08-04 Thread Michael K. Edwards
I wrote: > They're a sidetrack to be sure; but kind of an interesting sidetrack. > His personal history and philosophy strike me as more reminiscent of > Dominic de Guzman or Benedict of Nursia than any modern figure. In > any case, I certainly intended no slur on RMS by that, nor on any > partici