On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 09:45:26PM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:31:08 -0500, Steve wrote in message > <20170225203108.2838a...@mydesk.domain.cxm>: > > > On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:34:50 -0500 > > Hendrik Boom <hend...@topoi.pooq.com> wrote: > > > > > And speaking of bookmarks, each browser seems to jealously hang on > > > to its bookmarks, unless perhaps another browser manages to sneak in > > > like a thief and import them. Is this the way browsers cement their > > > grip on users? Isn't there any way of setting up bookmarks > > > so that multiple browsers and other tools can use them? > > > > Yes. > > > > Using a very simple tab-indented outline that I maintain with > > VimOutliner adorned Vim, plus a conversion app, I have hundreds of > > bookmarks, organized just the way I want them. If I want to change the > > organization, I do some cutting and pasting on my outline and > > recompile. Every browser I use has a link called "littlinks", and > > clicking it brings up my link hierarchy. In the past I've even tweaked > > my desktop's Apache so any computer within the house could pull up my > > links page at http://192.168.100.2/littlinks. On any browser, > > including elinks. > > > > I did this for the exact reason you state: To keep my bookmarks from > > being held hostage by particular software. > > > > If a lot of you want this, I'll slap a free software license on it and > > release it. > > ..make it GPLv2, v3 is too kind on violators. ;o)
How is v3 kinder on violators? As far as I know, it has a lot of restrictions to forbid various kinds of abuse. And to reach maximum availability for various forms of reuse, please if you want to use GPL2 or 3, use GPL2+. I'd be happy with a freeer license, too. There. a word with three consecutive e's! -- hendrik > > > SteveT > > > > Steve Litt > > February 2017 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times > > http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive > > -- > ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen > ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... > Scenarios always come in sets of three: > best case, worst case, and just in case. > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
