Boris Veytsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, earlier you claimed that only LaTeX community is completely > confused and misguided about our licenses. Now you you seem to claim > that both TeX users and Knuth himself do not understand what he > wrote. A rather cheeky notion.
I spoke of those LaTeX people who have been posting here. I said that Knuth understands what he wrote, but that he does *NOT* seem to understand the copyright law very well at all. > % THIS IS THE OFFICIAL COMPUTER MODERN SOURCE FILE cmr10.mf BY D E KNUTH. > % IT MUST NOT BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY UNLESS THE FILE NAME IS CHANGED! > > You must have mightly good eyes to see there something "you can modify > there files in any way you want". I must admit my eyes are not as > sharp as this. It contains the clear intent that you *can* modify the file, provided you change the filename. It does not say *anything* about the very different filename "cmr10.tfm". > > I place preference > > on the actual text of the licenses rather than Knuth's apparent > > misunderstandings of them. > > Thomas, may I use this phrase in my collection of quotes for > signatures? No. It is out of context and chosen by you for the purpose of ridicule. Thomas
