Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill

2006-02-14 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 02:41:08PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:55:35PM -0500, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > > Craig Sanders wrote: > > > > > the DFSG also allows that the modification may be by patch only. > > > > No, it does not. > > yes it does. > > > Quoting DFSG 4

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill

2006-02-13 Thread Zephaniah E. Hull
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 02:41:08PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:55:35PM -0500, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > > Craig Sanders wrote: > > > > > the DFSG also allows that the modification may be by patch only. > > > > No, it does not. > > yes it does. > > > Quoting DFSG 4

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill

2006-02-13 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
Craig Sanders wrote: >>>The license may restrict source-code from being distributed >>>in modified form _only_ if the license allows the distribution >>>of "patch files" with the source code for the purpose of modifying >>>the program at build time. THE LICENSE MUST EXPLICITLY PERMIT >>>DISTRIBUTI

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Hubert Chan
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:06:09 +1100, Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:07:48PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: >> You made the assertion that it was sufficient to just include a link >> to the full document (including invariant sections) or to just the >> invariant sect

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Craig Sanders
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:07:48PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: > On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:38:57 +1100, Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > >>> the GFDL has a similar provision. you can provide a link to an > >>> internet address containing the full document. > >> > >> Please show me where the

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill

2006-02-13 Thread Craig Sanders
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:55:35PM -0500, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > Craig Sanders wrote: > > > the DFSG also allows that the modification may be by patch only. > > No, it does not. yes it does. > Quoting DFSG 4, with emphasis added: > > The license may restrict source-code from being distribu

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Hubert Chan
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:38:57 +1100, Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >>> the GFDL has a similar provision. you can provide a link to an >>> internet address containing the full document. >> >> Please show me where the GFDL has such a provision. The passage that > i've shown it before. i h

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill

2006-02-13 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
Craig Sanders wrote: > the DFSG also allows that the modification may be by patch only. No, it does not. Quoting DFSG 4, with emphasis added: > The license may restrict source-code from being distributed > in modified form _only_ if the license allows the distribution > of "patch files" with the

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Craig Sanders
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 03:52:28PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 01:42:44PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: > >> 3a only says that a binary has to be *accompanied* with the source > >> code. Hence it can be on a separate medium. So you can distribute > >> your 1KB chip, stapled

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill

2006-02-13 Thread Craig Sanders
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 02:52:45PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > > you can do the same with GFDL documents. e.g. the stupid coffee cup > > example so popular with you zealots - if you can't fit the invariant > > sections on the cup itself, then print it on paper and include it in the > > box.

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Hubert Chan
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:29:05 +1100, Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > you people love to recycle the same lies over and over and over again. > i'm becoming convinced that it is a deliberate strategy - repeat the > same lies and eventually everyone will just give up out of exhaustion. > On

Re: The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill

2006-02-13 Thread Thomas Bushnell BSG
Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 01:42:44PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: >> 3a only says that a binary has to be *accompanied* with the source code. >> Hence it can be on a separate medium. So you can distribute your 1KB >> chip, stapled to a CD-ROM that contains t

The Curious Case Of The Mountainous Molehill (was Re: A new practical problem with invariant sections?)

2006-02-13 Thread Craig Sanders
you people love to recycle the same lies over and over and over again. i'm becoming convinced that it is a deliberate strategy - repeat the same lies and eventually everyone will just give up out of exhaustion. On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 01:42:44PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: > 3a only says that a bina