Re: Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-17 Thread Francesco Poli
On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:00:48 + Anthony W. Youngman wrote: In message 20091216233823.af491478@firenze.linux.it, Francesco Poli f...@firenze.linux.it writes The second question may seem strange, but why copyleft license is used? Hopefully in order to prevent the distribution of

Re: Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-17 Thread Ben Finney
Francesco Poli f...@firenze.linux.it writes: On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:00:48 + Anthony W. Youngman wrote: If it's copyright, it's proprietary. proprietary == property. If it's copyright, it has an owner, therefore it's property, therefore it's proprietary. Your reasoning does not

Re: Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-17 Thread Andrew Donnellan
On 12/18/09, Ben Finney ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au wrote: I'm doubtful that it's correct to say “If it's copyright, it has an owner”. Copyright is *not* a property right; it's a different monopoly right. Monopolies are held; that doesn't make the holder of a monopoly the “owner” in a property

Re: Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-17 Thread Ben Finney
Andrew Donnellan ajdli...@gmail.com writes: On 12/18/09, Ben Finney ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au wrote: I'm doubtful that it's correct to say “If it's copyright, it has an owner”. Copyright is *not* a property right; it's a different monopoly right. Monopolies are held; that doesn't make the

Re: Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-17 Thread Andrew Donnellan
On 12/18/09, Ben Finney ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au wrote: Andrew Donnellan ajdli...@gmail.com writes: On 12/18/09, Ben Finney ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au wrote: I'm doubtful that it's correct to say “If it's copyright, it has an owner”. Copyright is *not* a property right; it's a different

Re: Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-16 Thread Francesco Poli
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:20:45 +0200 anatoly techtonik wrote: Hello, Hello... Following recent Python policy updates I wonder if GPL is really the license of choice for software documentation in Debian? IMHO, yes it is and it should be, really! The GPL is the best choice, whenever a

Re: Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-16 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message 20091216233823.af491478@firenze.linux.it, Francesco Poli f...@firenze.linux.it writes The second question may seem strange, but why copyleft license is used? Hopefully in order to prevent the distribution of proprietary derivative works... CLOSED derivative works. If it's

Re: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-16 Thread Andrew Dalke
On Dec 17, 2009, at 2:00 AM, Anthony W. Youngman wrote: CLOSED derivative works. If it's copyright, it's proprietary. proprietary == property. If it's copyright, it has an owner, therefore it's property, therefore it's proprietary. Although the GNU project disagrees again with your

Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-15 Thread anatoly techtonik
license is used? Does it allow to cite Debian Policy in books without making those books freely available? Please, CC. Original thread: http://old.nabble.com/Final-updates-for-this-Python-Policy-revision-to26754791.html -- anatoly t. -- Forwarded message -- From: anatoly techtonik