Here's something I wrote about GPLv3 and Devices Rigged to Malfunction:
http://kerneltrap.org/node/7238
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Merijn de Weerd [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Basically, this says if Sun ever forgets to credit you,
or performs something you consider a mutilation of your
work, you won't sue Sun.
That's basically true. If such a thing weren't there, then other
contributors (including both people inside Sun
Casper H.S Dik wrote:
Drazen Kacar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Eh? But it says:
You agree never to assert against Sun or its licensees or transferees
any moral rights therein.
That's void under my local copyright law, but the provision certainly is
giving copyright rights away.
James Carlson wrote:
Drazen Kacar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
James Carlson wrote:
That's void under my local copyright law,
Perhaps. I'm not a lawyer, nor do I pretend to be one. Particularly
so for the .hr domain.
Well, the .hr domain has copyright law which is similar to
James Carlson wrote:
Merijn de Weerd [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Basically, this says if Sun ever forgets to credit you,
or performs something you consider a mutilation of your
work, you won't sue Sun.
That's basically true. If such a thing weren't there, then other
contributors
Drazen Kacar wrote:
[...]
Irish copyright law gives such moral rights to individuals, the said
rights are not transferable and there's no way to give them up, as
far as Irish law is concerned.
http://www.icla.ie/index.php?information
Moral rights may be waived, but a waiver must be in
Alexander Terekhov wrote:
Drazen Kacar wrote:
[...]
Irish copyright law gives such moral rights to individuals, the said
rights are not transferable and there's no way to give them up, as
far as Irish law is concerned.
http://www.icla.ie/index.php?information
Moral rights may
Drazen Kacar writes:
USA is as arbitrary third location from my point of view. The whole USA,
not just California. And I certainly don't want to be dragged in any USA
court.
Governed by California law does not mean governed by California courts.
It just means that whatever court is
On 2006-10-20, James Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Merijn de Weerd [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Basically, this says if Sun ever forgets to credit you,
or performs something you consider a mutilation of your
work, you won't sue Sun.
That's basically true. If such a thing weren't there, then
Ciaran O'Riordan wrote:
Devices Rigged to Malfunction
Hey FSFE retard, it's malfunction in your brain, not Tivo-like devices.
regards,
alexander.
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On 2006-10-20, Karen Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you make create a PostgreSQL database that uses PostGIS and you
distribute that database, than your database (tables, stored
procedures, views, etc) are GPL?
No, because those tables, stored procedures etc. are not
derivative works of the
Merijn de Weerd wrote:
[...]
If you distribute the PostgreSQL server software linked with
the PostGIS software, then you have to comply with the GPL
for both parts of that derivative work.
If you don't distribute any server software, you do not have
to worry about what the GPL requires.
Karen Hill writes:
If you make create a PostgreSQL database that uses PostGIS and you
distribute that database, than your database (tables, stored procedures,
views, etc) are GPL?
No.
Like wise if you create a client that connects to that database, do they
also become GPL?
No.
Does
John Hasler wrote:
Npgsql is LGPL. It means you must release the source of Npgsql when
distributing it, and if you modify Npgsql, but not have to release the
source under the (L)GPL of the software that calls Npgsql functions?
Pretty much, but you must provide your software in a form
Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hey FSFE retard, it's malfunction in your brain, not Tivo-like devices.
Wow. I'll chalk that down as a win.
If the content of the essay left even you with nothing to complain about, I
must have hit the mark.
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Ciarán O'Riordan
I wrote:
Pretty much, but you must provide your software in a form that can be
relinked.
Karen Hill writes:
What does that mean?
What it says: read the LGPL. If you are dynamically linking you need do
nothing special as you are already providing your code in linkable form.
You also need not
Ciaran O'Riordan wrote:
[...]
If the content of the essay left even you with nothing to complain about, I
must have hit the mark.
He he. Chalk that down as whatever, moron. Complain about is/was right
below your moronic drivel available at the posted link. Yeah, of course,
reply didn't merit a
Sáb, 2006-10-21 às 00:05 +0200, Alexander Terekhov escreveu:
Ciaran O'Riordan wrote:
[...]
If the content of the essay left even you with nothing to complain about, I
must have hit the mark.
He he. Chalk that down as whatever, moron. Complain about is/was right
below your moronic drivel
Drazen Kacar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Nonsense. It protects both Sun and the contributor from being dragged
to arbitrary third locations to defend themselves.
Dragged by whom? USA is as arbitrary third location from my point of
view. The whole USA, not just California. And I certainly
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