GHM 2020, 19.-20. August in Hamburg

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Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-08 Thread Tim Jackson
. It follows that that's wrong too. I've given you the reasons for all this many times over. I'm not going to repeat them any further. -- Tim Jackson news@timjackson.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.plus.com' to reply direct) ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-08 Thread Tim Jackson
of that copy. Not to the creation of new copies from it.) But I've had enough of this. We've been over this many times. You're not listening. Goodbye. -- Tim Jackson news@timjackson.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.plus.com' to reply direct

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-08 Thread Tim Jackson
himself with respect to first sale / exhaustion. Incorrect. Goodbye, Alexander. -- Tim Jackson news@timjackson.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.plus.com' to reply direct) ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-05 Thread Tim Jackson
already been made previously, to a new owner. The act of making a copy is distinct from the act of distributing it. -- Tim Jackson news@timjackson.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.plus.com' to reply direct) ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-05 Thread Tim Jackson
On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:02:55 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote... Tim Jackson wrote: [... sale ...] Do you seriously believe that gifted copies don't fall under 'first sale'? Do you seriously believe that copies made with permission e.g. 'you may make as many copies verbatim as you

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-05 Thread Tim Jackson
On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:13:10 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote... Tim Jackson wrote: [...] Before you can distribute copies, you have to make them. That is only permitted either: (a) in accordance with the conditions of the copyleft licence... And what are the 'conditions

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-05 Thread Tim Jackson
On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:51:54 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote... Tim Jackson wrote: [...] So yes, certainly the copyright holder can say you can make as many copies as you like. But he can also make that subject to conditions - as a copyleft licence does. Hey, I've downloaded GCC

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-05 Thread Tim Jackson
On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:07:56 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote... Tim Jackson wrote: On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:51:54 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote... Hey, I've downloaded GCC binary package and made several copies of it... what are the GPL 'conditions' that I should have fulfilled

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-04 Thread Tim Jackson
On Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:00:53 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote... Tim Jackson wrote: [...] Again, I've emphasised that copy. There's no exhaustion of the right to control the making and distribution of **further** copies. Don't blend separate statutory rights together - I mean

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-04 Thread Tim Jackson
On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:19:33 +0100, Tim Jackson wrote... On Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:00:53 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote... Tim Jackson wrote: [...] Again, I've emphasised that copy. There's no exhaustion of the right to control the making and distribution of **further** copies

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-04 Thread Tim Jackson
On Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:36:36 +0200, Alexander Terekhov wrote... Tim Jackson wrote: [... the copy concerned being placed on the European market ...] Exhaustion of the distribution right covers all lawfully made copies owned by strangers regarding copyright in a work fixated in a copy

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-04 Thread Tim Jackson
not to exercise those rights. He can allow other people to reproduce and/or distribute the work, subject to such conditions as he may decide. -- Tim Jackson news@timjackson.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.plus.com' to reply direct) ___ gnu-misc

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-02 Thread Tim Jackson
and distribution of **further** copies. -- Tim Jackson news@timjackson.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.plus.com' to reply direct) ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-10-01 Thread Tim Jackson
a modified copy, he would infringe the copyright. -- Tim Jackson news@timjackson.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.plus.com' to reply direct) ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: [upcoming] The European Court of Justice on 'Software' First Sale

2012-09-28 Thread Tim Jackson
a copy has been transferred does make and/or distribute further copies, it must be implied he did so under the terms of the copyleft licence. He can't get the necessary right to do so any other way. -- Tim Jackson news@timjackson.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.plus.com' to reply direct

Framework Licensing Questions

2011-06-20 Thread Tim
should consider? I just want to make sure I understand the implications of this approach and what restrictions I might be under if I try to push this as an open source development model. Thank you, tim ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss

Re: PJ lies about Terekhov--again

2009-11-15 Thread Tim Smith
the same way he treats Boycottnovell: he doesn't read it, but jumps to its defense at nearly every opportunity. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: a list of software compiled by completely free toolchain

2009-11-12 Thread Tim Smith
: http://www.opensource.apple.com/ Why does it matter that they weren't *forced* to do that? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: a list of software compiled by completely free toolchain

2009-11-12 Thread Tim Smith
://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Main_Page -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Using the GPL for music

2009-10-24 Thread Tim Smith
, that version is an improvised piano version, so it is arguable that the preferred form of the work for modifying it is the recording itself. In other words, that is arguable being distributed in source form. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Trance/Club version of the Free Software Song released

2009-10-23 Thread Tim Smith
. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: [Matt Asay Tells The Truth] Stallman: GPL doesn't guarantee software freedom

2009-10-21 Thread Tim Smith
sales, which a forked version would not have, since only Oracle will be able to sell commercial licenses. The one you mention, incompatibility with GPLv3, is the second reason discussed. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc

Re: [Matt Asay Tells The Truth] Stallman: GPL doesn't guarantee software freedom

2009-10-21 Thread Tim Smith
contributions - more so than on in-company development - the lack of a more flexible license for MySQL will present considerable barriers to a new forked development path for MySQL. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc

Re: [LMAO] El Reg: GPLv2 - copyright code or contract?

2009-10-18 Thread Tim Smith
on which KDE ran. But the FSF threw a fit over this, until the makers of Qt changed the license. Huh? Qt was not merely licensed non-GPL but non-free. KDE relied on It was not non-free. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu

Re: [LMAO] El Reg: GPLv2 - copyright code or contract?

2009-10-18 Thread Tim Smith
component exception? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: US court says software is owned, not licensed

2009-10-13 Thread Tim Smith
was taught using the Socratic method, and when it was my day to be grilled by the professor, that is the very question he chose to torture me with. Thanks for bringing up that horrible memory! :-) -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc

Re: How to develop a web database application using gnu tools

2009-10-01 Thread Tim Smith
is incredibly large and diverse, so you need to find the particular corner of that universe that you are interested in before getting down to the nitty gritty of specific recommendations from people. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc

Re: Groklaw attacks Alexander -- Again

2009-09-25 Thread Tim Smith
. However, that evening at home, my comment was visible! Checked again at work the next day, and it was gone...and it was there again from home. Looks like it is going it by IP address, so I could see it from the original IP address, but people at other addresses could not see it. -- --Tim Smith

Re: Groklaw attacks Alexander -- Again

2009-09-25 Thread Tim Smith
is where Psystar gets the money to fight, and it was provided as an attack on Apple. Quit a few on Groklaw think that's good enough to take Apple's side without question. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http

Re: choice of law clauses and GPL

2009-08-20 Thread Tim Smith
-estate-mortgage -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: choice of law clauses and GPL

2009-08-19 Thread Tim Smith
state and country when handling a contract or license case. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: choice of law clauses and GPL

2009-08-19 Thread Tim Smith
. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-22 Thread Tim Smith
comes from the copyright owner, not the non-exclusive licensee who conveys the work. That's why only the copyright owner has standing to sue over a GPL violation. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-22 Thread Tim Smith
is making an OFFER to everyone, which they accept by actually acquiring a copy of your software (or, more likely, by distributing it or modifying it). -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-20 Thread Tim Smith
time? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-19 Thread Tim Smith
In article reply_in_group-a4c678.16223718072...@news.supernews.com, Tim Smith reply_in_gr...@mouse-potato.com wrote: Suppose I create a copyrighted work. I release it under a license such as GPLv2. You use it, in a way that requires permission of the copyright holder, but is in accord

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-19 Thread Tim Smith
In article _sl8m.52996$9p.25...@newsfe08.iad, Hyman Rosen hyro...@mail.com wrote: Tim Smith wrote: I wonder how many open source projects provide a written instrument signed by the copyright owner? The GPL http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html says All rights granted

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-19 Thread Tim Smith
In article xdm8m.53010$9p.38...@newsfe08.iad, Hyman Rosen hyro...@mail.com wrote: Tim Smith wrote: Industry practice overrides a statutory requirement for a signature? I think so. In any case, there is also 17 USC 203: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html#203 (3

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-19 Thread Tim Smith
In article 87zlb0cqeg@thumper.dhh.gt.org, John Hasler j...@dhh.gt.org wrote: Tim Smith writes: Industry practice overrides a statutory requirement for a signature? The USA has no such statutory requirement (I assume that by signature you mean an autograph signature. One can make

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-19 Thread Tim Smith
In article 87my70cekt@thumper.dhh.gt.org, John Hasler j...@dhh.gt.org wrote: I wrote: The USA has no such statutory requirement (I assume that by signature you mean an autograph signature. One can make a legally-binding commitment without putting pen to paper.) Tim Smith writes

Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

2009-07-19 Thread Tim Smith
(a). -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Google to launch PC operating system

2009-07-11 Thread Tim Smith
could put that quote he gave into Google, and it will find the article on Moglen's site. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Google to launch PC operating system

2009-07-09 Thread Tim Smith
In article ym75m.14678$%02.3...@newsfe15.iad, Hyman Rosen hyro...@mail.com wrote: Tim Smith wrote: In article mi%4m.53088$oo7.43...@text.news.virginmedia.com, 7 website_has_em...@www.enemygadgets.com wrote: Rjack the stupid 1 wrote: Will it be GPL licensed It is GPL'd. By what

Re: Google to launch PC operating system

2009-07-09 Thread Tim Smith
In article 4a561002$0$7972$a729d...@news.telepac.pt, Rui Maciel rui.mac...@gmail.com wrote: Tim Smith wrote: Which means the kernel will be GPL. The OS kernel is a major component of any operating system. Some people even defend that the kernel is the OS. So that must count

Re: Google to launch PC operating system

2009-07-08 Thread Tim Smith
In article mi%4m.53088$oo7.43...@text.news.virginmedia.com, 7 website_has_em...@www.enemygadgets.com wrote: Rjack the stupid 1 wrote: Will it be GPL licensed It is GPL'd. By what psychic power did you ascertain this? All Google says is that it will be open source. -- --Tim Smith

Re: Linux kills terrorists

2009-06-19 Thread Tim Smith
, would it be acceptable to put that source code in another missile and fire that at the terrorist, since that is the manner the original software was distributed? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http

Re: GPL traitor !

2009-05-08 Thread Tim Smith
of the server code author have I potentially infringed? I'm not copying, distributing, or making a derivative work of any of his server code, so why do I care about whatever copyright license the server code is under? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss

Re: GPL traitor !

2009-05-08 Thread Tim Smith
a student has wasted a lot of valuable time writing up a long analysis of that contract, instead of writing the correct answer: the contract is not applicable. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org

Re: GPL traitor !

2009-05-07 Thread Tim Smith
In article slrnh05ntl.6u0.j...@nomad.mishnet, JEDIDIAH j...@nomad.mishnet wrote: On 2009-05-07, Tim Smith reply_in_gr...@mouse-potato.com wrote: In article slrnh04da1.43u.j...@nomad.mishnet, JEDIDIAH j...@nomad.mishnet wrote: No, the question is whether or not code that is entirely

Re: GPL traitor !

2009-05-06 Thread Tim Smith
In article iq5ml.36996$i9.33...@bignews7.bellsouth.net, Chris Ahlstrom ahlstr...@launchmodem.com wrote: After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out this bit o' wisdom: In article 58_ll.37296$9a.27...@bignews1.bellsouth.net, Chris Ahlstrom ahlstr...@launchmodem.com wrote

Re: GPL traitor !

2009-05-06 Thread Tim Smith
the threads on the kernel list over whether or not binary drivers in the kernel violate GPL? There are a fair number of kernel developers (not to mention RMS and others from the FSF) who think Linus does *not* understand GPL. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc

Re: GPL traitor !

2009-05-06 Thread Tim Smith
the answer is (for example, if you are accused of making a derivative work of X, and Y exists, then you can simply claim you copied from Y, not X, and the authors of X will probably have a hard time proving it was really X you copied from). -- --Tim Smith

Re: GPL traitor !

2009-05-01 Thread Tim Smith
. They get decent performance there. There's simply nothing in their experience to indicate that a live CD should be slow, and there are things in their experience to indicate that it could be fast. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu

Re: The GPL means what you want it to mean

2009-04-13 Thread Tim
Alan Mackenzie wrote: In gnu.misc.discuss Rjack u...@example.net wrote: Since you obviously don't understand kill-files: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_file please read up on the merits of kill-files and then implement one. That's like saying an air raid shelter will save the anguish

Re: Microsoft and TomTom settle

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Smith
request, and would be able to introduce that information into trial as part of their rebuttal to the damages part of Microsoft's case. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc

Re: Microsoft and TomTom settle

2009-04-04 Thread Tim Smith
and testifies about). -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Microsoft and TomTom settle

2009-04-01 Thread Tim Smith
? I drew no such conclusion. The only conclusion drawing has been from you--you've concluded that because you don't know the details, it must have been a tiny settlement. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http

Re: loading proprietary code from GPL

2009-04-01 Thread Tim Smith
have to do with copyright law? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Microsoft and TomTom settle

2009-04-01 Thread Tim Smith
in the ballpark of what Microsoft normally licenses these patents for. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Microsoft and TomTom settle

2009-03-31 Thread Tim Smith
be announcing the amount. In reality, typically in a settlement over this kind of business litigation, if one side wants the terms kept secret, the other side will agree. Often, both sides want it secret. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing

Re: MS partner sues Red Hat for patent violation ..

2009-03-07 Thread Tim Smith
In article 873adra261@blp.benpfaff.org, Ben Pfaff b...@cs.stanford.edu wrote: Tim Smith reply_in_gr...@mouse-potato.com writes: A lawsuit is very disruptive for both parties. Pretty much anyone, not matter what side they are on, would rather have a suit that takes 2 years

Re: MS partner sues Red Hat for patent violation ..

2009-03-05 Thread Tim Smith
notes, this is one of the most popular internet acronyms, and it is almost impossible for anyone to have the groups both of you read without having come across it numerous times. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss

Re: MS partner sues Red Hat for patent violation ..

2009-03-05 Thread Tim Smith
district might be becoming the next patent hot spot. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: [ROFL] GCC's GPLv3 Updated License Exception

2009-01-29 Thread Tim Smith
the kind of monopoly that patents grant--if you want a patent-type monopoly, you have to get a patent. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: 'Nuther voluntary dismissal contemplated

2008-12-11 Thread Tim Smith
In article y8idnq1hut3eo9zunz2dnuvz_uudn...@giganews.com, Rjack u...@example.net wrote: http://www.fsf.org/licensing/complaint-2008-12-11.pdf Why would you expect a dismissal? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss

Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?

2008-09-18 Thread Tim Smith
owner, so again, I don't have to care what GPL says. Answering the do I need permission? question often requires figuring out if you are making a derivative work or not. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http

Re: Battle for Wesnoth relicensing

2008-09-16 Thread Tim Smith
separate works: the game code, the individual works of art, and the individual works of sound. Distributing them all together would fall under the mere aggregation part of GPL. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http

Re: Is public domain possible?

2008-09-12 Thread Tim Smith
would be that a work that is eligible for copyright protection becomes copyrighted as soon as it is written down. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-09-10 Thread Tim Smith
cartridge cases. Those are directly on point for the linking makes a derivative work argument, and the courts have pretty uniformly decided that they are not derivative works. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org

Re: Why GnuZilla?

2008-08-22 Thread Tim Smith
. Documents with those restrictions are not free by any principled definition of free commonly used in the tech world. They may be free by the FSF's definition of free, though, which seems to be whatever RMS happens to think in this particular case. -- --Tim Smith

Re: The GPL dream continues

2008-08-18 Thread Tim Smith
the non-NSA parts are under, but if you wanted to pick out the NSA parts and do something with them that is against the GPL, that would be fine. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: The GPL dream is finally over!

2008-08-16 Thread Tim Smith
, it is offeree's performance that acts as acceptance of the contract. If offeree does not perform, as specified in the offer, there is no acceptance, and hence no contract. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org

Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL

2008-08-13 Thread Tim Smith
object, and whatever is necessary to interface to it is not subject to copyright. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL

2008-08-09 Thread Tim Smith
. The relevant question is whether or not X is a derivative work of Y, not whether or not it depends on...in some manner. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL

2008-08-03 Thread Tim Smith
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ciaran O'Riordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [Well, I skimmed it, but it was quickly obvious that a skim is all it deserved.] Can you give any specific criticism? The meritlessness of that paper, at least insofar

Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL

2008-08-02 Thread Tim Smith
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hyman Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim Smith wrote: What does the success of Linux have to do with whether using different pieces of software in combination in various ways involves the derivative work preparation right? There's not much precedent

Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL

2008-08-01 Thread Tim Smith
? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL

2008-08-01 Thread Tim Smith
the success of Linux have to do with whether using different pieces of software in combination in various ways involves the derivative work preparation right? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-25 Thread Tim Smith
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hyman Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim Smith wrote: If you are distributing your copies What gave you the right to make copies? GPL. For example, suppose I run a small business. I have 20 computers. I want to install some GPL software on them Monday

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-07-25 Thread Tim Smith
and seeing if it is accompanied with a written offer to provide the source. If it is, there is nothing that says that if they choose to distribute by the web, it has to be from a verizon.com web site. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-25 Thread Tim Smith
are unlawful. The court would see this as trying to cheat on the license, and find some way in equity to bitch slap me. But that's not my hypothetical--in my hypothetical there was never any intent to cheat. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-07-25 Thread Tim Smith
, making derivative works, distribution, displaying, and performing). -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-07-25 Thread Tim Smith
to either be a separate file that comes with the GPL file(s), or it has to be bundle with the GPL file(s) in an archive format that is reasonably common (zip, tarball, etc). -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-25 Thread Tim Smith
the copy is made, or can it depend on later events? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-24 Thread Tim Smith
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hyman Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim Smith wrote: 1. Acquire a lawful copy of a GPL binary. Doesn't matter how--download it from somewhere, compile it from source, whatever. 2. Make copies of the binary. GPL says this is OK. 3. Sell or give away those

Re: About first sale doctrine

2008-07-24 Thread Tim Smith
participated in an exercise of first sale rights. Without the first sale doctrine, you'd be violating the copyright owner's distribution rights! -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-07-24 Thread Tim Smith
. We'd be seeing sanctions by now, probably. Thus, I infer that the copyrights must be registered). -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-07-23 Thread Tim Smith
, with the notable difference that it is only for the case where you distribute the object code on a physical medium. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-23 Thread Tim Smith
to put in the box. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-23 Thread Tim Smith
be violating GPL, so that won't fly. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-23 Thread Tim Smith
that once the record company gave them away, first sale applied. It doesn't matter that they were gifts. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-23 Thread Tim Smith
/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/1569a83d255fb3be?hl=endmode=source http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/1569a83d255fb3 be?hl=endmode=source -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu

Re: Circumventing the GPL

2008-07-23 Thread Tim Smith
. Maybe that provides a saving throw--if someone tries to blatantly circumvent by making copies and distributing under first sale, you sue them in a jurisdiction that would treat GPL as a contract). -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-07-23 Thread Tim Smith
imagine a situation where the copyright ends up owned by the government of a small country, and some natural disaster completely wipes that country off the face of the earth. Presumably, the code would then be public domain. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-07-22 Thread Tim Smith
, and pretty much ignore the source CD that comes with it. Anyway, I think First Sale is going to become a big deal in the world of free software licensing. I'm surprised how little discussion there has been of this. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

2008-07-20 Thread Tim Smith
explain what is going on here? Is the search at www.copyright.gov not up to date? Are the defendants not bothering to check because they just assume the work must have been registered? Is Busybox actually a non-US Berne work? -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu

Re: C++ equivalent to spaghetti code

2008-07-18 Thread Tim Smith
polymorphism, passing objects by reference, and templates. There is nothing forcing someone who writes a kernel in C++ to do those (possibly) questionable things. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http

Re: Attorney fees

2008-07-12 Thread Tim Smith
less speculation. Under that analysis, P expected to make $0 off of D's use of the software, so I don't think it is likely the court would award much more than that. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http

Re: Attorney fees

2008-07-12 Thread Tim Smith
. If P prevails, D will be ordered to stop infringing. -- --Tim Smith ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

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