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
es people all > around the world.. and being aware that a lot of gpl'd / GNU resources are > used by fascist, terrorist and that kind of "people" everyday.. well maybe > is a begginig. > > Please help the way you can. > > for now is just this: > > /

Re: Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-06 Thread Roberto Diaz
you very much.. do you find incompatibilities here: /**  Software Mestizo Manifesto  *  * This code is **Software Mestizo** meaning it has been developed with  * the help of many diverse individuals worldwide; no matter their * racial or cultural origin, the

Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-06 Thread Roberto Diaz
an. for now is just this: /********** Software Mestizo Manifesto * * This code is **Software Mestizo** meaning it has been developed with * the help of a lot of individuals no matter their racial or cultural * origin, they all work together in peace and harmony in the belief of * hu

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

Software Mestizo Manifesto

2001-02-06 Thread Roberto Diaz
ts usually involves people all around the world.. and being aware that a lot of gpl'd / GNU resources are used by fascist, terrorist and that kind of "people" everyday.. well maybe is a begginig. Please help the way you can. for now is just this: /********** S