At 4:46 PM -0700 on 7/6/99, Alain Farmer wrote:
>Alain : We might also want to consider a clause that prohibits certains
>uses that would be prejudicial to our reputations, and so on. It might
>seem a little bit odd to bring this up, but it is a standard part of an
>author's rights.
Please define... I'm not sure what you mean.
>> Uli : ... but as real Open Source everything that's
>> part of OpenCard should be free for personal use.
>
>Alain : Good point, but ... does "personal use" include the use of
>OpenCard to author something that could be commercialized ?
IMO, you should be free -- as in "at liberty" -- to use it however you want.
>
>> Uli : Of course, we could provide special licenses for
>> icons, graphics etc. which only allows that they be
>> used in an OpenCard stack, and nowhere else ?
>
>Alain : The number of licences to obtain for a complete project would
>probably be discouragingly high.
If they were all OpenSource licences, it would not be a problem.
>
>> Uli : I don't think people won't create quality if
>> they don't get money out of it.
>
>Alain : I believe that people are inherently creative, and would work
>even if, hypothetically, money was no longer in the picture. Like in
>Star Trek !
I don't beleive that people would work for no reward. And I don't believe
history believes it, either. You don't want my opinion on altruism, in all
likelyhood, because that would start a political debate :)
>Alain : Not to mention the fact that Open Source, in conjunction with
>the Internet, is an economic and socio-political phenomenon of great
>interest. When you get (federations of) small groups of people to
>assemble, communicate, and collaborate together, efficiently and
>democratically, "shit" happens !
Hey.,.. wait a second.. shit generally is not a good thing <g>.
>It may even set the stage for the
>beginning of a new social order based on some form of participatory
>democracy.
A government by consent of the governed... wow... what a concept! Tell
Clinton some time please :)
>It may sound a little bit far-fetched, I suppose, but one
>should not under-estimate the impact of new media in the shaping of our
>societies. If in doubt, then read Marshall McLuhan (Global Village and
>so much more). And, if you're REALLY interested, I can provide you with
>other notable sources of inspiration for your reading pleasure. Just
>ask.
Hmmm... I'd start with Atlas Shrugged.
