Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Dennis Clarke
> > Look, everyone's pissed off here. And I can see most of the sides > (though certainly not all). There are threads on opensolaris.org, there > are threads inside Sun, and there are now even more press articles > feeding and inflaming both -- while far too many reasonable people are > sitting qui

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Jim Grisanzio
Hi ... Roy T. Fielding wrote: On Feb 10, 2007, at 7:18 AM, Jim Grisanzio wrote: In parts, this document attempts to thwart conversation on OpenSolaris, and I don't support that strategy under any circumstance -- especially since so many of us have worked so hard to have /open/ conversati

[osol-discuss] Re: CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Shawn Walker
> Agreed; Shakespear had it right: first, shoot all the > lawyers. :-) I know you're being silly Rich, so this isn't directed at you :) I and many others are thankful for the great deal of time and effort that SUN's legal counsel has spent on ensuring that the OpenSolaris project could even ha

[osol-discuss] Re: Request a new Community for License Discussion (was

2007-02-11 Thread Shawn Walker
> I'd suggest that, as we have a member-based system > emerging right > now, maybe we should have a list as Roy suggests > that's writable only > by Core Contributors (readable by all). Time for an > "opensolaris- > core" list perhaps, a place for substantive > discussion of issues > facing

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: OpenSolaris in the Spotlight

2007-02-11 Thread Stephen Lau
On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 07:23:36PM -0800, Thomas Maier-Komor wrote: > > Awww...I *loved* the fact that they interviewed Steve, someone is > > contributing > > real time and love to the project, rather than necessarily someone technical > > with deep wisdom about kernel internals. > > You missed m

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: OpenSolaris in the Spotlight

2007-02-11 Thread Stephen Lau
On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 05:59:01PM -0800, Glynn Foster wrote: > Awww...I *loved* the fact that they interviewed Steve, someone is contributing > real time and love to the project, rather than necessarily someone technical > with deep wisdom about kernel internals. > > There's only so much detail y

Re: [osol-discuss] Request a new Community for License Discussion (was CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207)

2007-02-11 Thread Simon Phipps
On Feb 11, 2007, at 13:28, Bill Rushmore wrote: I totally agree Giacomo. As much as I have tried, I just can't interested in the licensing discussions. As someone who wants to use the fruits of OpenSolaris for my own use and to make a living writing software for the platform the differen

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: OpenSolaris in the Spotlight

2007-02-11 Thread Thomas Maier-Komor
> Awww...I *loved* the fact that they interviewed Steve, someone is contributing > real time and love to the project, rather than necessarily someone technical > with deep wisdom about kernel internals. You missed my point: interviewing someone who is heavily involved is really a good idea. I lik

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: OpenSolaris in the Spotlight

2007-02-11 Thread Glynn Foster
Hey, Thomas Maier-Komor wrote: > I thought it might be interesting to see this video and it may even give an > opportunity to send a link around to some people to get them to take a look > at Solaris. > > But - after seeing this video, I don't think so anymore. > > I am certain, nobody outside

[osol-discuss] Re: OpenSolaris in the Spotlight

2007-02-11 Thread Thomas Maier-Komor
I thought it might be interesting to see this video and it may even give an opportunity to send a link around to some people to get them to take a look at Solaris. But - after seeing this video, I don't think so anymore. I am certain, nobody outside the Solaris community will be able to pull an

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Joerg Schilling
Simon Phipps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 11, 2007, at 01:03, Christopher Mahan wrote: > > > The CDDL clause on forcing an entity to stop using CDDL software in > > case the company sues for patent infringement is, in my opinion, a > > gross poison pill, onerous to the small company whos

[osol-discuss] Re: CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread De Togni Giacomo
Yes,for me Richard, this is _exactly_ the issue.Thank you! +1000 form me. Giacomo ___ OpenSolaris - The Pride of a community This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list o

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread David Lloyd
Chris, Things have to get simpler before they'll get better. Have you ever tried to work out if the code you're writing relies heavily enough on GPLv2 code that you need to GPLv2 it in a commercial independent software vendor? For some managers, contributing the parts one got free to the

[osol-discuss] Request a new Community for License Discussion (was CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207)

2007-02-11 Thread Bill Rushmore
De Togni Giacomo wrote: [i]The discussion should be held in the widest possible forum, which to me looks like opensolaris-discuss[/i] Good for widest possible forum but if generic (like opensolaris-discuss) it could be problematic.The licenses issues are not generic but specific issues.So,a sp

[osol-discuss] Re: CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Richard L. Hamilton
The fundamental problem with the GPL is the same thing you seem to regard as a virtue, namely that to modify or link with and redistribute GPL material, all one's own material involved must be made available under the same terms. It's a lever to force everyone to play by the same particular interp

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Rich Teer
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, Christopher Mahan wrote: > Rich, I am assuming you're a smart guy. Some might say you assume too much--but not I. :-) > What am I supposed to do with 8 files out of 13 that it takes to > build a program and run it? > > I take rich.c and add chris.c, and I also add commonh

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Roy T. Fielding
On Feb 10, 2007, at 7:18 AM, Jim Grisanzio wrote: In parts, this document attempts to thwart conversation on OpenSolaris, and I don't support that strategy under any circumstance -- especially since so many of us have worked so hard to have /open/ conversations. Also, the OpenSolaris Commun

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Simon Phipps
On Feb 11, 2007, at 01:03, Christopher Mahan wrote: The CDDL clause on forcing an entity to stop using CDDL software in case the company sues for patent infringement is, in my opinion, a gross poison pill, onerous to the small company whose patents are being infringed upon. You and I may not a

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
On Feb 11, 2007, at 2:17 PM, Christopher Mahan wrote: --- "Geir Magnusson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Feb 11, 2007, at 4:03 AM, Christopher Mahan wrote: --- David Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: GPL says: "If you want to redistribute MY code you must give me the changes to M

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Christopher Mahan
--- Rich Teer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, Christopher Mahan wrote: > > > I do 50% of the work, you do 50% of the work, we both enjoy 100% > of > > the product. I am not restricting your use of my code as long as > you > > allow me to use the code you write alongside it. >

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Christopher Mahan
--- "Geir Magnusson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 11, 2007, at 4:03 AM, Christopher Mahan wrote: > > > > > --- David Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> GPL says: > >> > >> "If you want to redistribute MY code you must give me the > changes > >> to MY > >> distribution that Y

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Rich Teer
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, Christopher Mahan wrote: > I do 50% of the work, you do 50% of the work, we both enjoy 100% of > the product. I am not restricting your use of my code as long as you > allow me to use the code you write alongside it. Agreed. The CDDL also allows this. The distinction is tha

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Tired of being overweight? We can help!

2007-02-11 Thread Ignacio Marambio Catán
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Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
On Feb 11, 2007, at 4:03 AM, Christopher Mahan wrote: --- David Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: GPL says: "If you want to redistribute MY code you must give me the changes to MY distribution that YOU have changed and you MUST license YOUR code under MY license if YOUR code requires a signi

[osol-discuss] Re: CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread De Togni Giacomo
[i]The discussion should be held in the widest possible forum, which to me looks like opensolaris-discuss[/i] Good for widest possible forum but if generic (like opensolaris-discuss) it could be problematic.The licenses issues are not generic but specific issues.So,a specific forum as opensolari

[osol-discuss] Re: CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Doug Scott
> I think that OGB position is reasonable especially > around these points: > > o Further discussions related to any form of dual > licensing be > postponed until after the GPLv3 has been published > and approved and > should take place on the OGB discussion forum only. Sorry, I totally disagree.

[osol-discuss] Re: SCM thoughts

2007-02-11 Thread Joerg Schilling
As this might be of general interest, I did add opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org "a b" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >If you like, I am looking for people who like to help me with enhancing the > >SCCS > >sources. Check > > > >ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/sccs/ > > > >for the latest source. > >

[osol-discuss] Re: CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread De Togni Giacomo
I think that OGB position is reasonable especially around these points: o Further discussions related to any form of dual licensing be postponed until after the GPLv3 has been published and approved and should take place on the OGB discussion forum only. o Further discussion on GPL* is merely a d

[osol-discuss] Re: Solaris certificate in the mail -- or a phishing scam?

2007-02-11 Thread UNIX admin
OK, so it's legit after all? Thanks for the info. (One can never be paranoid enough...) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

Re: [osol-discuss] CAB/OGB Position Paper # 20070207

2007-02-11 Thread Christopher Mahan
--- David Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GPL says: > > "If you want to redistribute MY code you must give me the changes > to MY > distribution that YOU have changed and you MUST license YOUR code > under > MY license if YOUR code requires a significant proportion of MY > code to > compi

[osol-discuss] Re: Tired of being overweight? We can help!

2007-02-11 Thread Jim Grisanzio
I suspended this spam user account. Sorry it got through. Jim This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org

[osol-discuss] Tired of being overweight? We can help!

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