Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-03-08 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 15:51, Branden Robinson wrote: Got shot in the face when answering your door? You should have answered the door in body armor, wearing an iron helmet and wielding an AK-47, or not answered the door at all. Almost, except you forgot the right wing's love of the death

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-03-05 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Jakob Bohm [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This only works if the failure happens in a non-dangerous test, such as a written or oral exam. If the accidental use happens in a *live* scenario, the consequences can be lethal (literally in some cases). Works there too. Students who cannot bother to

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-03-05 Thread bts
Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 10:21:17PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Works there too. Students who cannot bother to listen carefully to lectures should *not* be designing bridges. You are *such* an idealist. I suggest not driving or walking upon

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-03-05 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 10:21:17PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Works there too. Students who cannot bother to listen carefully to lectures should *not* be designing bridges. You are *such* an idealist. I

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-03-05 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 02:27:34PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm reasonably sure that in Thomas' view, those who cannot be bothered to carefully observe bridges and examine the engineering diagrams beforehand should not be walking on them, and deserve whatever happens if they willy-nilly

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-03-05 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 02:27:34PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm reasonably sure that in Thomas' view, those who cannot be bothered to carefully observe bridges and examine the engineering diagrams beforehand should not be walking on them,

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-03-04 Thread Jakob Bohm
On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 12:04:28PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: Henning Makholm [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just a random thought: There used to be an informal rule saying, never write a false statement on the blackboard. Some student is bound to mindlessly copy it down and take it

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-03-02 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Henning Makholm [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just a random thought: There used to be an informal rule saying, never write a false statement on the blackboard. Some student is bound to mindlessly copy it down and take it for truth. This is an excellent reason to write false statements on

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-02-14 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 04:30 PM, Henning Makholm wrote: Just a random thought: There used to be an informal rule saying, never write a false statement on the blackboard. Some student is bound to mindlessly copy it down and take it for truth. I used to insert well-placed

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-02-13 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 22:21, Don Armstrong wrote: What is the currently recommended method for adding a linking exception (say with OpenSSL) to a program licensed under the GPL? http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WritingFSWithNFLibs Scroll down a little to the line reading: In

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-02-13 Thread Mikael Andersson
tor 2003-02-13 klockan 04.21 skrev Don Armstrong: [Mikael, I'm sending this query both to you and -legal, and setting the Mail-Followup-To: on the assumption that you're not subscribed to -legal as well. Please correct me if I have assumed incorrectly.] That's correct. What is the currently

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-02-13 Thread Don Armstrong
This is not legal advice, I am not a lawyer. On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 22:21, Don Armstrong wrote: What is the currently recommended method for adding a linking exception (say with OpenSSL) to a program licensed under the GPL?

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-02-13 Thread Mikael Andersson
tor 2003-02-13 klockan 18.24 skrev Don Armstrong: This is not legal advice, I am not a lawyer. On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 22:21, Don Armstrong wrote: What is the currently recommended method for adding a linking exception (say with OpenSSL) to

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-02-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Don Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mikael, if you could get Bo to change his copyright statement to this, In addition, as a special exception, Bo Lincoln gives permission to link the code of this program with the OpenSSL library (or with [blah blah] Just a random thought: There used to

(False) License Statements [Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data]

2003-02-13 Thread Don Armstrong
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Henning Makholm wrote: In such case it could have potentially troubleful to have real-life license statements floating aroung, and probably quoted out of context by people who are not careful with relating the full context of the quote. Quotes taken out of context are

Re: (False) License Statements [Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data]

2003-02-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Don Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Henning Makholm wrote: In such case it could have potentially troubleful to have real-life license statements floating aroung, and probably quoted out of context by people who are not careful with relating the full context of

Re: Bug#180798: ITP: multisync -- A program to syncronize PIM data

2003-02-12 Thread Don Armstrong
[Mikael, I'm sending this query both to you and -legal, and setting the Mail-Followup-To: on the assumption that you're not subscribed to -legal as well. Please correct me if I have assumed incorrectly.] What is the currently recommended method for adding a linking exception (say with OpenSSL) to