Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-21 Thread Mike Coleman
Pavel Machek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You may say "please don't drop nuclear weapon". You may *not* say "you > must not drop nuclear weapon", that would violate GPL. I can see the headline/FUD now: FREE SOFTWARE FANATICS REFUSE TO DISAVOW USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS :-) -- [O]ne of the fe

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-12 Thread Michael Trausch
Alan Cox wrote: > > > > It seems that people are using open source software to do idiotic > > > things. Many open source references were made in the article, I should > > > see if the article is online at all to maybe be able to use it as a > > > reference. > > > > You probably mean that one: >

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-12 Thread Alan Cox
> > It seems that people are using open source software to do idiotic > > things. Many open source references were made in the article, I should > > see if the article is online at all to maybe be able to use it as a > > reference. > > You probably mean that one: > http://www.usatoday.com/life/cy

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-12 Thread Matthias Rosenkranz
On Wed, 07. Feb 2001 at 01:40:56 -0500 Michael B. Trausch wrote: > > This is very intesting seeing as the story I read in the Newspaper (USA > Today) on encryption and terrorism today is an example of this. > > It seems that people are using open source software to do idiotic > things. Many open

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-12 Thread Gerhard Mack
On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > > > > Your "ethical" statement is incompatible with the GPL. > > > > > > I disagree. Its a statement. Its a request. It says 'advice'. Anyone is > > > entitled to advise how to use GPL software. The only issue is if someone > > > chooses to r

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-12 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > > > Your "ethical" statement is incompatible with the GPL. > > > > I disagree. Its a statement. Its a request. It says 'advice'. Anyone is > > entitled to advise how to use GPL software. The only issue is if someone > > chooses to require it is not used by XYZ person. > > Please.. I am

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-07 Thread Roberto Diaz
> > > Your "ethical" statement is incompatible with the GPL. > > I disagree. Its a statement. Its a request. It says 'advice'. Anyone is > entitled to advise how to use GPL software. The only issue is if someone > chooses to require it is not used by XYZ person. Please.. I am not lawyer... my i

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-07 Thread Peter Samuelson
[ac] > Vast amounts of debian included code contains suggestions about use. I'll not dispute your word because I know you for an objective person. But I don't remember coming across any such examples at least recently. Maybe I just don't remember them because they didn't sound like, well, manif

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-07 Thread Alan Cox
> It *does*, however, violate the DFSG, at least in spirit (since it is > only a suggestion). For what it's worth, the DFSG is my standard for > whether a particular project is worth my time to contribute code to. Vast amounts of debian included code contains suggestions about use. > Also, Rob

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-07 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Roberto Diaz] > > I am trying to make a manifesto in order to attach it to all my > > gpl'd developments.. [Rik van Riel] > Quoted from the GPL: > --- > 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the > Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from th

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-07 Thread Alan Cox
> > Your "ethical" statement is incompatible with the GPL. I disagree. Its a statement. Its a request. It says 'advice'. Anyone is entitled to advise how to use GPL software. The only issue is if someone chooses to require it is not used by XYZ person. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-06 Thread Michael B. Trausch
This is very intesting seeing as the story I read in the Newspaper (USA Today) on encryption and terrorism today is an example of this. It seems that people are using open source software to do idiotic things. Many open source references were made in the article, I should see if the article is o

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-06 Thread Roberto Diaz
> Quoted from the GPL: > --- > 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the > Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the > original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to > these terms and conditions. You may not impose an

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-06 Thread Rik van Riel
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Roberto Diaz wrote: > I am trying to make a manifesto in order to attach it to all my > gpl'd developments.. > I am doing this because gpl'd developments usually involves > people all around the world.. and being aware that a lot of > gpl'd / GNU resources are used by fascist