On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, MJ Ray wrote: > > It's pretty similar to the bloody lunatic test; the license says you > > can't distribute unless you follow some condition (distribute source/send > > changes off the island), but an external force having nothing to do with the > > author of the software forces you not to follow the condition. Why is it > > the fault of the external force in one case and the fault of the license in > > the other? > One can spot whether it's the fault of the licence in 99% of problems > by asking whether a change to the licence could remove the problem. > > A change to the licence could allow desert island hacking. > No change to the licence could stop the bloody lunatic.
No, that isn't true. A change to the license which says you don't need to include source would prevent the bloody murderer from being a problem, just like a change saying you don't need to send changes off the island would prevent the island from being a problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
