Rob Myers wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:17 AM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > In particular, your Kindle > > I don't own a kindle. ;-) > > > does indeed parse and process text, just as it does connect to the > > internet and know how to transfer files. It simply doesn't let you > > run certain operations (such as 'copy this and file and email it to my > > aunt' or 'use the built in tts converter and read it out loud'). > > "Simply not letting" is control.
And more to the point, the Kindle behaves as if *I* can't parse and process text. Bogus. > >>> Considering how deeply many free software orgs have delved into > >>> various ways to modify and prohibit certain types of reuse, > >> > >> If they did so then their software would not qualify as free. > > > > I agree with your statement, under 'reasonable' definitions of "free". > > The FSF definnition does not qualify, for instance. > > The FSF's definition of freedom is reasonable for non-teleological > definitions of "free". > > Both public domain dedication and the BSD licence are free under the > FSF's definition. Copyleft is a useful addition which protects that > freedom, but it is not the definition of that freedom. (Although I > personally think it is the best way of ensuring it.) > > > To the contrary, copyleft, including FSF "freedom", requires the full > > strength of copyright-law-backed restrictions on reuse, > > Free use of software requires the neutralization of copyright on > software. But copyright law cannot be neutralized without using > copyright law. If copyright law went away tomorrow, the need for and > mechanism of copyleft would go with it. > > Copyleft is an ironization of copyright, it is a legal judo throw that > uses copyright's own strength against it. Man, why does it seem like this always ends up having to be explained? It is tres cool, but you'd think the lesson would have landed by now . . . maybe it's a trick to get it, but it's a way old trick. Seth _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
