----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Bushnell, BSG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <debian-legal@lists.debian.org> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 7:44 PM Subject: Re: linking to GPL'd libraries WAS Re: One unclear point in the Vim license
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > My readings suggest that this may be known issue that > > is not well addressed. I am hoping that it is well > > addressed or really is a non-issue as you suggest. > > It's really very tedious, you know, to think that you help things by > dredging up well-settled discussions, and then saying that anyone who > doesn't decide that your "issues" are real ones. I do not understand your statements. > > You don't understand the situation; the purpose of debian-legal is not > to entertain long drawn out discussion to satisfy all comers about > what the actual state of the law is. > > I'm happy to explain the situation to you, but so far, you've just > said "I read a lot of stuff and I'm totally confused and maybe the > people who know better than I are totally ignorant about it." I am sorry that I upset you. I am not saying that I am totally confused, nor that I read the right stuff. It is interesting that you claim that I think that "you" know better than me, and even more interesting that you claim that I think that you are ignorant. If there is a more appropriate forum to learn the legal significance of debian development and whether it is something that I can believe in and share with others, I am very interested in finding out. You are a sham when you say that you would be happy to explain it, when you have not, nor have you directed me to where I can. All the information that you have provided just adds to my "noise". > > You worry that it may not be "well addressed". I can assure you, it > is. But more than that, debian-legal is not the place for addressing > it. Now, I am really confused as I believe that it is related to the reason why the ?majority? believe that vim cannot be packaged in debian. Law has to be knowable, Lloyd __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com