On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 02:45:15PM +0200, Niklas Matthies wrote: > On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 01:26:59AM +0200, Roel VdB wrote: > [���] > > I find it appalling and offensive to see a person here shamelessly > > post a patch which can only be used to try and "HIDE" the origin of > > the high quality mp3 files. > [���] > > You should look up the concept of open source software development. > > It's part of the concept of open source (or in particular of the GPL) > that anyone is allowed to change the source to fit their wants or needs > as long as the original creators are still being credited. > > If the LAME developers do want to prevent particular changes, they have > to put the source code under a different licence that disallows those > changes. > > But the concept of open source is most of all freedom, which includes > the freedom for anyone to make a derived work with any changes they seem > fit, and not only changes that the original creators happen to seem fit. > > There's > freedom, but to claim that this is in the spirit of open source is > kinda awkward.
The last paragraph got mangled somehow, it should read: There is nothing wrong a-priori with the creators restricting that freedom, but to claim that this is in the spirit of open source is kinda awkward. -- Niklas Matthies -- There are no happy endings, for nothing ever ends. _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
