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

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

2004-01-21 Thread Henrik Brix Andersen
On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 20:45, Branko Collin wrote: > To be precise, it says: > > + Comments in English or in the relevant Community language > + are invited from all interested parties by 19 December 2003 > > Does that not mean the deadline was 19 December last year? It appears so, yes. ./Brix

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 explicit

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.

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: > > http://advogato.org/article/7