Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-25 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Hendrik Belitz wrote: [...] > > Nevertheless, thanks to you guys who provided me with some useful > answers. Alexander, your link was pretty informative, but the author > also states several times that he is not quite sure whether his > viewpoint on software combinations is fully correct w.r.t. t

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-25 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
interpreting a lax greeting by a person who's native language isn't English at all as a political or even juridical statement and using it to start a flame war out of nothing - looks like a kind of real bad habit to me. Please excuse David, he loves starting flamewars about anything an

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-25 Thread Hendrik Belitz
Whoah, interpreting a lax greeting by a person who's native language isn't English at all as a political or even juridical statement and using it to start a flame war out of nothing - looks like a kind of real bad habit to me. Nevertheless, thanks to you guys who provided me with some useful answ

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread John Hasler
Alfred M\. Szmidt writes: > Prohibiting staff from distributing free software is the same as a NDA, > in my opinion. It isn't an opinion. It is law. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
Again, you resort to petty insults, and spreading misinformation. Nobody claimed anything about everybody, maybe English isn't a language you are proficient in--which is perfectly fine--but "us" does not refer to everyone. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing l

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
"Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>Dear open-source-fellows, >>> >>> Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of >>> the Free software movement, and promote freedom. >> >>Please do not confuse yourself with every reader

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
"Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>Dear open-source-fellows, >>> >>> Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of >>> the Free software movement, and promote freedom. >> >>Please do not confuse yourself with every reader

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
>>Dear open-source-fellows, >> >> Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of >> the Free software movement, and promote freedom. > >Please do not confuse yourself with every reader of this list. >Speak for yourself, not for others.

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
>>Dear open-source-fellows, >> >> Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of >> the Free software movement, and promote freedom. > >Please do not confuse yourself with every reader of this list. >Speak for yourself, not for others.

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
"Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>Dear open-source-fellows, >> >> Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of the Free >> software movement, and promote freedom. > >Please do not confuse yourself with every reader of this list. >Speak for

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
"Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>Dear open-source-fellows, >> >> Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of the Free >> software movement, and promote freedom. > >Please do not confuse yourself with every reader of this list. >Speak for

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Alexander Terekhov
"Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote: > >>Dear open-source-fellows, >> >> Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of the Free >> software movement, and promote freedom. Translation: GPL restrictions. (English-GNUish dictionary.) > >Please do not confuse yourself wi

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
>Dear open-source-fellows, > > Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of the Free > software movement, and promote freedom. Please do not confuse yourself with every reader of this list. Speak for yourself, not for others. If you absolutely feel compelle

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Alexander Terekhov
David Kastrup wrote: > > "Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >Dear open-source-fellows, > > > > Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of the Free > > software movement, and promote freedom. > > Please do not confuse yourself with every reader of this list.

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
"Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Dear open-source-fellows, > > Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of the Free > software movement, and promote freedom. Please do not confuse yourself with every reader of this list. Speak for yourself, not for others. If

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
Dear open-source-fellows, Please do not confuse us with this movement, we are part of the Free software movement, and promote freedom. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html for further information. I started developing a project some time ago and want to make it

Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Hendrik Belitz
Dear open-source-fellows, I started developing a project some time ago and want to make it public in the near future. Therefore, I tried to find the most suitable licensing strategy for my stuff which (optionally) depends on a whole bunch of supporting libraries, which means I have find a license

Re: Lost in licensing - is the following strategy water-proof?

2007-05-24 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Hendrik Belitz wrote: [...] > My actual question is: What license am I able to use for my own lib. Whichever you want. Don't take all that GNUtian "compatibility" nonsense seriously. See http://www.usfca.edu/law/determann/softwarecombinations060403.pdf regards, alexander.