And yet, it does restrict GPL distribution rights. We've been over this already. And I'd like to see where the FSF OKed it, the only thing I can turn up on Google is Richard Stallman not being too happy about it.
I already changed the viewer I used to be working on to Luna, but both the GPL incompatabilities and this rather infuriating "cost/benefit" comment by Joe have resulted in me deciding that LL does not deserve any further OSS development work from me. On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 14:11 -0400, Ron Festa wrote: > Honestly I tried looking through my inbox to find out what your > concerns were and why no one else addressed them so forgive me if I > couldn't find them. The only problems I saw you had was compatibility > with the GPLv2 and the use of "Life" in your viewer name. > > > The issues with Section 7 were in fact addressed and took up most of > the meeting. Someone claimed they went as far as bringing the TPVP > before the FSF to verify if its GPLv2 compliant and sadly according to > them it is as its restricting a service not the code. Never the less > concerns were brought up and productive changes were suggested. > > > As for the branding this should be no argument. If in a court of law > they can make Lindows change their name to Linspire because Microsoft > owns *indows then LL can do the same with all the TPV's as stupid as > that is. > > > If these aren't your only concerns please share them so some of us can > deliver them by proxy for you since the time zone difference seems to > be the biggest problem for you. > > > Ron Festa > Virtual Worlds Admin > Division of Continuing Studies at Rutgers University > PGP key: http://bit.ly/b1ZyhY > Phone: 732-474-8583 > > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Rob Nelson > <nexisentertainm...@gmail.com> wrote: > I decided to read the transcript and it did not address any of > my > concerns. > > [12:21][Voice Transcript] Joe Linden: we've ha a lot of > internal debate > around cost/benefit of OS > > ^ That was all I needed to hear. Debate's effectively over. > > On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 09:27 -0700, Joe Linden wrote: > > > > Rob, > > > > I take it you weren't at the meeting yesterday? > > > > -- Joe > > > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Rob Nelson > > <nexisentertainm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It's already reached a point where LL has told us, > to our > > faces, that > > they are not going to change the policy, meaning our > opinion > > doesn't > > mean diddly to them. There's no use continuing to > discussion, > > just as > > there's no use continuing TPV development. > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 07:52 -0500, Jonathan Irvin > wrote: > > > To Whom It May Concern: > > > > > > I'm requesting Linden Lab's response to this > inquiry due to > > the recent > > > influx of new topic related...or should I say > unrelated to > > the > > > development of the SnowGlobe viewer. Lately, when > I open my > > email, I > > > get 5-10 different topics and responses daily to > the recent > > changes > > > for the Third Party Viewer policy and I feel that > this is > > not related > > > to SnowGlobe or related development at all. > > > > > > To "clear the pipes", can we please move these > discussions > > to a > > > different forum or list so valid OpenSource > development > > questions are > > > not lost in the flames, complaints, and > discussions related > > to this > > > specific topic? > > > > > > I do not feel it is valid in this forum to talk > about which > > > Third-Party Viewers in the directory were already > > impersonated or > > > which part of the third party viewer policy they > do not > > like. > > > > > > Linden Labs, if you can please isolate this to > another > > forum, I bet > > > those who are truly interested in the opensource > development > > of the > > > Second Life viewer would be more in tuned to > staying here > > rather than > > > wake up to read yet another unproductive "I hate > LL and the > > TPVP lets > > > get together and share our misery post". > > > > > > Respectfully & Best Regards, > > > > > > Jonathan Irvin > > > SL Resident of 5 Years. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Policies and (un)subscribe information available > here: > > > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > > > Please read the policies before posting to keep > unmoderated > > posting privileges > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Policies and (un)subscribe information available > here: > > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > > Please read the policies before posting to keep > unmoderated > > posting privileges > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated > posting privileges > > > _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
