Re: [Gimp-developer] Anti-counterfeit software: implications for Open Source

2004-01-23 Thread Damien Allain
Dear all, This is the first time I write to a mailing list so please consider what, on Sunday 18 January 2004 17:09, Alan Horkan wrote: I think that more developers will be attracted to the GIMP if they are forgiven for impatient mistakes and the over enthusiasm of beginners and not knowing

[Gimp-developer] Anti-counterfeit software: implications for Open Source

2004-01-21 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, I'd like to draw the GIMP developer's attention on this Advogato article. It has some interesting comments and links and somehow I get the feeling that it would be unwise to ignore this subject: http://advogato.org/article/742.html What is especially worrying me is that there seems to

Re: [Gimp-developer] Anti-counterfeit software: implications for Open Source

2004-01-21 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
On Wednesday 21 January 2004 13:07, Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, I'd like to draw the GIMP developer's attention on this Advogato article. It has some interesting comments and links and somehow I get the feeling that it would be unwise to ignore this subject:

Re: [Gimp-developer] Anti-counterfeit software: implications for Open Source

2004-01-21 Thread Branko Collin
On 21 Jan 2004, at 16:07, Sven Neumann wrote: http://www.ecb.int/pub/legal/c_25520031024en00080008.pdf This document explicitely asks for comments and IMO it would be a good idea to prepare such a comment. We could do this as the GIMP developers or try to corporate with the FSF Europe. To

Re: [Gimp-developer] Anti-counterfeit software: implications for Open Source

2004-01-21 Thread Nathan Carl Summers
On 21 Jan 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: What is especially worrying me is that there seems to exist a proposal for EU legislation to require devices and software to include counterfeit deterrence technology: http://www.ecb.int/pub/legal/c_25520031024en00080008.pdf This document explicitely