On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 02:56:53PM -0800, Stephen Williams wrote: > Michael Sokolov wrote: > > > On some rare occasions a paid client will have me develop some piece of > > software or firmware that would actually have value to humanity. On > > those rare occasions I always ensure that the work gets open-sourced, > > if necessary without the client's knowledge. Other times I use my > > clients' ignorance of the precise terms of the GPL and other free > > software licenses and make them believe that they have to open-source > > the kernel module I wrote for example, even if they really don't have > > to.
I believe deceiving for a material profit is a criminal act, but deceiving for a public benefit is not illegal. > Remind me, if the opportunity ever arises, that I should not hire > you for anything. > > We are about open source here, and *not* *theft*. > > For that matter, I'm not so sure I want you use any of my software, > open source or not. If you don't feel bound to a contract you might > sign with a client, what is there to convince me you'll feel yourself > bound to the GPL or any other license I grant you without a signature. > You're really willing to knowingly lie to a paying customer? > > GPL is not disrespect for intellectual property rights. Indeed it > relies on intellectual property rights to protect the author(s) > from misrepresentation, and, frankly, from theft. > > -- > Steve Williams "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. > steve at icarus.com But I have promises to keep, > http://www.icarus.com and lines to code before I sleep, > http://www.picturel.com And lines to code before I sleep." > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
