On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 12:43:59AM +0000, Steve McIntyre wrote: > Glenn Maynard wrote: > >On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 11:27:28PM +0000, Henning Makholm wrote: > >> > 3. provide your name and address as the primary contact for the > >> > support of your modified version, and > >> > >> (3) seems to fail the Dissident test. > > > >It also seems to require that I provide support for my modified version, > >which is ridiculous. Having it made clear that upstream doesn't provide > >support for the modified version is fine; requiring that I provide it > >is not. > > No, it doesn't! Adding your name as the "primary contact" for support > in no way obligates you to actually support it. You're perfectly > capable of saying "no" if people contact you to ask...
It says I have to provide my name and address as the primary contact for support. If I don't give any support, then my address isn't a contact for support at all. If I don't want to give support, I shouldn't be required to supply my address as if I'm going to give it. (The very purpose of this clause seems to be an upstream author wanting to avoid unwanted support emails--requiring that I direct them to myself is just a bit hypocritical ...) It also prohibits me from saying "the primary contact for support is the foo-dev list; you can subscribe at ...". -- Glenn Maynard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
