Re: FWD: Analog licence violates DFSG

2000-09-15 Thread Bernhard R. Link
On 15 Sep 2000, Henning Makholm wrote: > > I may quote: "Any use of analog which is illegal under " > > You quote wrong. It says: > > | 1. Any action which is illegal under international or local law is > | forbidden by this licence. Ok, then the licence is old. Take the new from analogs home p

Re: FWD: Analog licence violates DFSG

2000-09-15 Thread giulio
On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 03:56:20PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Brian Behlendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Joey Hess wrote: > > > > 1.Any action which is illegal under international or local law is > > > forbidden by this licence. Any such action is the sole > > > re

Re: FWD: Analog licence violates DFSG

2000-09-15 Thread Steve M Bibayoff
On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Raul Miller wrote: > Actually, there is a point related to what Bernhard is saying. > > At least in the U.S., only a small, small fraction of the laws are > criminal laws. Could you please define what "criminal laws" are, and where you found such a word and defintion. Steve

Re: FWD: Analog licence violates DFSG

2000-09-15 Thread Raul Miller
On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Raul Miller wrote: > > Actually, there is a point related to what Bernhard is saying. > > > > At least in the U.S., only a small, small fraction of the laws are > > criminal laws. On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 05:29:59AM -0700, Steve M Bibayoff wrote: > Could you please define what

Irony of RSA Encryption

2000-09-15 Thread Paul Serice
I just read my Debian Weekly News where it reports on RSA Encryption being released into the public domain. RSA has long been the GNU poster child of what is "wrong" with software patents and copyright law in general. Has anyone else noticed the irony that RSA now has fewer restrictions than any

Re: Irony of RSA Encryption

2000-09-15 Thread David Starner
On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 12:12:56PM -0500, Paul Serice wrote: > I just read my Debian Weekly News where it reports on RSA Encryption > being released into the public domain. > > RSA has long been the GNU poster child of what is "wrong" with > software patents and copyright law in general. > > Has

Re: Irony of RSA Encryption

2000-09-15 Thread Paul Serice
David Starner wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 12:12:56PM -0500, Paul Serice wrote: > > Has anyone else noticed the irony that RSA now has fewer restrictions > > than any software covered by the GPL? > > Sigh. Do we have to start a gratitious flame war? > > . . . > > Honestly, you're comparing

Re: Irony of RSA Encryption

2000-09-15 Thread Raul Miller
On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 02:14:01PM -0500, Paul Serice wrote: > The assumption I would like to revisit is that software patents or > copyright laws lead to closed software. If you consider that an assumption, you'd better start by defining what you mean by "closed software". > Perhaps this too is

Re: FWD: Analog licence violates DFSG

2000-09-15 Thread Joey Hess
Bernhard R. Link wrote: > > You quote wrong. It says: > > > > | 1. Any action which is illegal under international or local law is > > | forbidden by this licence. > > Ok, then the licence is old. Take the new from analogs home page. There > it is "Any use" He's correct, the current part of the

Re: Irony of RSA Encryption

2000-09-15 Thread Joseph Carter
On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 12:18:53PM -0500, David Starner wrote: > > I just read my Debian Weekly News where it reports on RSA Encryption > > being released into the public domain. > > > > RSA has long been the GNU poster child of what is "wrong" with > > software patents and copyright law in genera

Re: Irony of RSA Encryption

2000-09-15 Thread Nicolás Lichtmaier
> There is no need to defend your world. I understand that people > disagree, and I'm not saying I'm right in any absolute sense. We > don't need a flame war because I respect the other side of the > argument. I just happen to disagree, and now I have a case in point. I have read your message