On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 09:49, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > My /usr/local/bin can
> > > be NFS-exported to hundreds of computers. Even my box can have
> > > hundreds logins there.
> >
> > Yes, but in the former case, you are distributing the program to
> >
On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 10:22, Joe Moore wrote:
> Jeff Licquia wrote
> > On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 23:10, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> >> My /usr/local/bin can
> >> be NFS-exported to hundreds of computers. Even my box can have
> >> hundreds logins there.
> >
> > Yes, but in the former case, you are distri
> From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 22 Jul 2002 00:47:39 -0500
>
> On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 23:10, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > Exactly. I really do not see the difference between running a program
> > from /usr/local/bin or /afs/whatever/bin/. What is the difference
> > between AFS and NF
Jeff Licquia wrote
> On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 23:10, Boris Veytsman wrote:
>> > From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > Date: 21 Jul 2002 22:59:26 -0500
>> >
>> > It's crucial to your point, therefore, that there not be a
>> > distinction between running the program from /usr/local/bin or
>> > /a
On Sunday 21 July 2002 22:59, Jeff Licquia wrote:
> On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 22:40, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > I think that a sysadmin that put
> > a changed copy of latex.fmt in the $TEXFORMATS directory to be used by
> > his users, *distributes* a changed LaTeX. You think he does not; the
> > problem
Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > When I execute a program, this is not a distribution. When I allow
> > others to execute it, I distribute it -- even if there is no actual
> > copying of bits between magnetic media.
>
> Actually, it's not clear that this is true. For example, technically a
On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 23:10, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: 21 Jul 2002 22:59:26 -0500
> >
> > It's crucial to your point, therefore, that there not be a distinction
> > between running the program from /usr/local/bin or /afs/whatever/bin. I
> > think w
> From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 21 Jul 2002 22:59:26 -0500
>
> It's crucial to your point, therefore, that there not be a distinction
> between running the program from /usr/local/bin or /afs/whatever/bin. I
> think we've shown that this isn't the case, since a sysadmin does not
On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 22:40, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: 21 Jul 2002 20:34:32 -0500
>
> > You're right, and there may be software you can't install on your AFS
> > drive in this instance, because you're "distributing" software to those
> > thousand co
> From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 21 Jul 2002 20:34:32 -0500
> You're right, and there may be software you can't install on your AFS
> drive in this instance, because you're "distributing" software to those
> thousand computers. This is irrespective of whether any of those
> thousa
On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 20:18, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: 21 Jul 2002 18:07:50 -0500
> >
> > On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 16:49, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > > This is the root of our disagreement. I think that a sysadmin that put
> > > a changed copy of latex.f
> From: Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 21 Jul 2002 18:07:50 -0500
>
> On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 16:49, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > This is the root of our disagreement. I think that a sysadmin that put
> > a changed copy of latex.fmt in the $TEXFORMATS directory to be used by
> > his users,
On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 16:49, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 14:32:39 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Mark Rafn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > > Suppose I take a GPL'ed program, change it and put the closed version
> > > (sans sources) on my own machine. I did not violate GPL yet. Now
> > > su
On Sun, Jul 21, 2002 at 05:49:34PM -0400, Boris Veytsman wrote:
> This is the root of our disagreement. I think that a sysadmin that put
> a changed copy of latex.fmt in the $TEXFORMATS directory to be used by
> his users, *distributes* a changed LaTeX. You think he does not; the
> problem with yo
> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 14:32:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mark Rafn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Suppose I take a GPL'ed program, change it and put the closed version
> > (sans sources) on my own machine. I did not violate GPL yet. Now
> > suppose that I make the drive NFS-exportable and encourage my pa
> > Note that in the above, `distribution' of a file means making the file
> > available to others by any means. This includes, for instance,
> > installing the file on any machine in such a way that the file is
> > accessible by users other than yourself.
> > From: Mark Rafn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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