On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Rob Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 7:48 AM, Richard Lockwood > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Certainly. Dave is forever banging on about how if information can be >> copied it *should* be copied and shared - not just free software, but >> anything; music, films etc, regardless of the wishes of the original >> creator of that information - all in the name of "freedom" and >> "friendship". So I find it ironic that he's so pleased that the >> Google mashup using BNP data has been taken down. I'm intrigued to >> know what he believes is more important - his beloved "freedom", or >> personal privacy (especially as that information is now in the public >> domain). > > That confuses means with ends. What you do with information isn't > excused by the fact that you are using information in doing it. > > - Rob. > -
I don't see any confusion at all. It's simply a question of where does Dave draw the line between "you must share and copy this" and "you must not share and copy this". He's previously given the very strong impression that there was no line, and you must share and copy everything. Rich. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
