RE: Questions to RMS (was: Re: RMS, T'so and the LUG)
the RMS visit is getting closer and closer. As well, it appears, as the war in Iraq. I just hope the whole event won't be canceled. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Questions to RMS (was: Re: RMS, T'so and the LUG)
On Monday 23 December 2002 10:49, Dvir Volk wrote: the RMS visit is getting closer and closer. RMS does not strike me as the kind of guy that will postpone a visit over something silly like a little war... did you read this guy's political doc's?? :) tal. As well, it appears, as the war in Iraq. I just hope the whole event won't be canceled. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Questions to RMS (was: Re: RMS, T'so and the LUG)
Unless he's willing to swim here, if you believe the newspapers and remember the previous war, commercial flights will cease in case some objects start flying in unauthorized vertical paths. :-) Practical suggestion - let's just plan as if everything is going to be ok and at worst the plans will get cancelled. On Monday 23 December 2002 10:49, Dvir Volk wrote: the RMS visit is getting closer and closer. RMS does not strike me as the kind of guy that will postpone a visit over something silly like a little war... did you read this guy's political doc's?? :) = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Questions to RMS (was: Re: RMS, T'so and the LUG)
On Monday 23 December 2002 14:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we are fully intended to do just that ;) tal. Unless he's willing to swim here, if you believe the newspapers and remember the previous war, commercial flights will cease in case some objects start flying in unauthorized vertical paths. :-) Practical suggestion - let's just plan as if everything is going to be ok and at worst the plans will get cancelled. On Monday 23 December 2002 10:49, Dvir Volk wrote: the RMS visit is getting closer and closer. RMS does not strike me as the kind of guy that will postpone a visit over something silly like a little war... did you read this guy's political doc's?? :) = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Questions to RMS (was: Re: RMS, T'so and the LUG)
On Wednesday 18 December 2002 21:06, Omer Zak wrote: the RMS visit is getting closer and closer. if you people are serious about creating a list of questions for a translated interview, please send them to me, and I'll add them to omer's and eli's. tal. Meanwhile I thought about questions to RMS. 1. What is RMS' exact position about software which is burned into ROM and put into an instrument/device/appliance? Should the customer have access to the source code and to a means for replacing the software? 2. What if the ROM mentioned in (1) is really a PROM or flash ROM, which is modifiable in field? 3. Sometimes, in order to be able to finish modifying software for which you have the source code, you need to be able to prove that your modification has no unintended consequences. Therefore you need access to a regression test suite. In view of the above, should such a regression test suite be considered as source code (meaning form in which is the easiest to modify the software) as far as GPL is concerned? If not, why not? On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Ely Levy wrote: ok I have 2 to offer, [... snipped ...] --- Omer WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Questions to RMS (was: Re: RMS, T'so and the LUG)
Meanwhile I thought about questions to RMS. 1. What is RMS' exact position about software which is burned into ROM and put into an instrument/device/appliance? Should the customer have access to the source code and to a means for replacing the software? 2. What if the ROM mentioned in (1) is really a PROM or flash ROM, which is modifiable in field? 3. Sometimes, in order to be able to finish modifying software for which you have the source code, you need to be able to prove that your modification has no unintended consequences. Therefore you need access to a regression test suite. In view of the above, should such a regression test suite be considered as source code (meaning form in which is the easiest to modify the software) as far as GPL is concerned? If not, why not? On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Ely Levy wrote: ok I have 2 to offer, [... snipped ...] --- Omer WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Questions to RMS (was: Re: RMS, T'so and the LUG)
On Wednesday 18 December 2002 21:06, Omer Zak wrote: OK, so far i have questions from omer and eli. keep sending them in, and I'll create a final list of questions, and post it here for your approval. tal. Meanwhile I thought about questions to RMS. 1. What is RMS' exact position about software which is burned into ROM and put into an instrument/device/appliance? Should the customer have access to the source code and to a means for replacing the software? 2. What if the ROM mentioned in (1) is really a PROM or flash ROM, which is modifiable in field? 3. Sometimes, in order to be able to finish modifying software for which you have the source code, you need to be able to prove that your modification has no unintended consequences. Therefore you need access to a regression test suite. In view of the above, should such a regression test suite be considered as source code (meaning form in which is the easiest to modify the software) as far as GPL is concerned? If not, why not? On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Ely Levy wrote: ok I have 2 to offer, [... snipped ...] --- Omer WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
