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

Fwd: Final updates for this Python Policy revision

2009-12-15 Thread anatoly techtonik
Hello, Following recent Python policy updates I wonder if GPL is really the license of choice for software documentation in Debian? There are many other licenses available that are more clear to general public, such as Creative Commons. The second question may seem strange, but why copyleft