Re: GPL = BSD + DRM

2006-10-20 Thread chefren
Sorry for the delay, I missed Toni's posting: On 10/13/06 10:31, Toni Mueller wrote: On Fri, 06.10.2006 at 00:46:11 +0200, chefren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The argument against GPL that works best for me during discussions about it is that GPL is BSD with Digital Rights Management. sorry,

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM

2006-10-20 Thread Han Boetes
Heey Theo, Why don't you tell _him_ to shut up? chefren wrote: Sorry for the delay, I missed Toni's posting: On 10/13/06 10:31, Toni Mueller wrote: On Fri, 06.10.2006 at 00:46:11 +0200, chefren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The argument against GPL that works best for me during discussions

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM

2006-10-20 Thread Breen Ouellette
Han Boetes wrote: Heey Theo, Why don't you tell _him_ to shut up? I'm going to go out on a limb here... I think Theo has better things to do than spend all day telling people to shut up on [EMAIL PROTECTED] He reserves it for only the most special of posts. Of course, I could be wrong and

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-13 Thread Toni Mueller
Hello chefren, On Fri, 06.10.2006 at 00:46:11 +0200, chefren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The argument against GPL that works best for me during discussions about it is that GPL is BSD with Digital Rights Management. sorry, but this is a blatant lie. Arguing this way will hopefully get you *NO*

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-13 Thread Toni Mueller
Hello, On Fri, 06.10.2006 at 15:12:47 -0600, Theo de Raadt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even today the Linux kernel tree is full of non-free components, for example firmwares. Let's not talk about GPL and source and all that. Yes, there are problems there. But even more basic problems exist,

Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])

2006-10-09 Thread Marius Van Deventer - Umzimkulu
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Han Boetes Sent: 07 October 2006 09:02 PM To: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]) You know what I can't

Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])

2006-10-09 Thread Jack J. Woehr
On Oct 9, 2006, at 1:52 AM, Marius Van Deventer - Umzimkulu wrote: Wees geduldig en dink oor wat jy se. That could pretty much be applied to most conversationalists in this list :-) Now knock it off! This is way too much fun to read and I have work to do. -- Jack J. Woehr Director of

Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])

2006-10-09 Thread steve szmidt
On Monday 09 October 2006 03:52, Marius Van Deventer - Umzimkulu wrote: You know what I can't stand... Bullying! That's what's going on here. Eh, no doubt you are right. I've not followed the thread, but I know that if people are not bullied here something is wrong. This is by far the worst

Learn to swim with sharks. [Was: Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])]

2006-10-09 Thread chefren
On 10/09/06 17:39, steve szmidt wrote: Learn to swim with sharks... =Very= stupid remark. Let's take shark number one: Theo. This shark doesn't bite or swallow, gives away the results of lots of his personal work and thinking, higly dedicated to do things as well as he can. Is extremely

Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])

2006-10-07 Thread Breen Ouellette
Han Boetes wrote: You lie. You insult. You threaten. I'd love to meet _you_ in person too. Well I have met him (Theo) in person several times, and I think he's a pretty stand up guy. I've never known him to lie, but insults and threats usually flow freely when he feels the behaviour of

Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])

2006-10-07 Thread Tyler Mace
Come on now people; you're upset that this debate is even being held, yet you fuel it's fire with your senseless replies. Arguing with a troll makes you a troll. Ban the guy, ignore the guy, 'shut the guy up', I don't care how you do it but for the sake of how this shit is reflecting on the

Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])

2006-10-07 Thread Marco Peereboom
HITLER HITLER HITLER On Sat, Oct 07, 2006 at 09:24:39AM -0600, Tyler Mace wrote: Come on now people; you're upset that this debate is even being held, yet you fuel it's fire with your senseless replies. Arguing with a troll makes you a troll. Ban the guy, ignore the guy, 'shut the guy up', I

Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])

2006-10-07 Thread Han Boetes
You know what I can't stand... Bullying! That's what's going on here. I'm the operator on an #openbsd channel, and I know exactly what happens when somebody start ranting about how {GPL, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD,...} sucks. Another guy is a happy user and before you know it you have a flamewar

Re: Self Restraint (Was: Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense])

2006-10-07 Thread Theo de Raadt
Can you please take your rants elsewhere? You know what I can't stand... Bullying! That's what's going on here. I'm the operator on an #openbsd channel, and I know exactly what happens when somebody start ranting about how {GPL, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD,...} sucks. Another guy is a happy

OT [e: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]]

2006-10-07 Thread chefren
On 10/7/06 7:26 AM, Han Boetes wrote: You lie. You insult. You threaten. I'd love to meet _you_ in person too. Again top posting. What are the author's words about that? http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/documents/quotingguide.html Respond below the questions Well, Han might argue Theo didn't

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Martin Schröder
2006/10/6, Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Its complete and utter nonsense actually. The linux kernel is used in closed source products all the time, it has no effect there just like it Please show us one example of a closed source Linux device. On the contrary closed source Linux systems have been

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread chefren
On 10/06/06 03:01, Han Boetes wrote: Of course you wouldn't bother to read this article: http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2006/09/01/#gpl-bsd Since it's polite, to point and factual. That pages contains the sentence I don't think we fully understand exactly when each license's effects

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Tobias Weingartner
Martin Schrvder wrote: 2006/10/6, Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Its complete and utter nonsense actually. The linux kernel is used in closed source products all the time, it has no effect there just like it Please show us one example of a closed source Linux device. Sure, the broadcom

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Adam
Martin Schrvder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2006/10/6, Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Its complete and utter nonsense actually. The linux kernel is used in closed source products all the time, it has no effect there just like it Please show us one example of a closed source Linux device. They are

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Theo de Raadt
Its complete and utter nonsense actually. The linux kernel is used in closed source products all the time, it has no effect there just like it Please show us one example of a closed source Linux device. Sure, the broadcom wireless device inside the linksys routers. Yes, they are

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Rod.. Whitworth
On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 03:50:38 +0159, Han Boetes wrote: In my world freedom is something you have to fight for, otherwise it gets taken away. Putting a limit on your freedoms is a good thing. Bullshit! Now don't quote me that specious crap about how free speech is limited by no freedom to falsely

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Han Boetes
quote out of context Rod.. Whitworth wrote: On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 03:50:38 +0159, Han Boetes wrote: In my world freedom is something you have to fight for, otherwise it gets taken away. Putting a limit on your freedoms is a good thing. Bullshit! Now don't quote me that specious crap

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Felipe Scarel
Is that all you can say to defend your point of view? If you are wrong (and you probably are), you should admit it, not repeat quote out of context as a silly escape. On 10/6/06, Han Boetes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: quote out of context Rod.. Whitworth wrote: On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 03:50:38 +0159,

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Han Boetes
Look at it, he is quoting me out of context. That's not a silly escape, that's a fact. Maybe to you quoting out of context is a legitimate way to fight a discussion, to me it's not. Felipe Scarel wrote: Is that all you can say to defend your point of view? If you are wrong (and you probably

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Theo de Raadt
Han is some asshole who comes onto our list about every 2-3 weeks and spouts some very vague bullshit to distract people. He wants every argument to become a vague license argument. He refuses to leave our lists. At times, I have times wished that someone would go visit him in person and shut

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-06 Thread Han Boetes
You lie. You insult. You threaten. I'd love to meet _you_ in person too. Theo de Raadt wrote: Han is some asshole who comes onto our list about every 2-3 weeks and spouts some very vague bullshit to distract people. He wants every argument to become a vague license argument. He refuses to

GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread chefren
On 10/5/06 5:05 AM, Travers Buda wrote: Thats not very smart of intel, considering that OpenBSD is writing the best drivers for them with a BSD liscense for FREE! In general Intel is definitely one of the smartest companies in this world, I don't like them that much personally but highly

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread David T Harris
When you say that the GPL is related to DRM, what do you mean? I mean how is GPL related to DRM? Generally I try to avoid licensing discussions and what not and just focus on the technology, but I'm just curious in this regard. I know GPL3 has a lot dealing with DRM (or so I've heard) but

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Theo de Raadt
When you say that the GPL is related to DRM, what do you mean? I mean how is GPL related to DRM? Generally I try to avoid licensing discussions and what not and just focus on the technology, but I'm just curious in this regard. I know GPL3 has a lot dealing with DRM (or so I've heard)

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Ray Percival
On Oct 5, 2006, at 4:39 PM, David T Harris wrote: When you say that the GPL is related to DRM, The point is that like DRM the GPL restricts what you can do and how you can use the code. The BSD license doesn't. what do you mean? I mean how is GPL related to DRM? Generally I try to avoid

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Han Boetes
Of course you wouldn't bother to read this article: http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2006/09/01/#gpl-bsd Since it's polite, to point and factual. Instead of your rant which contains insults and lies. And no, I'm not a GPL fanboy, I license most of my stuff under the BSD license, but I do have

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Adam
Han Boetes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course you wouldn't bother to read this article: http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2006/09/01/#gpl-bsd Wow, I feel dumber for having read that. Since it's polite, to point and factual. Its complete and utter nonsense actually. The linux kernel is used

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Rod.. Whitworth
On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 03:00:52 +0159, Han Boetes wrote: Of course you wouldn't bother to read this article: http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2006/09/01/#gpl-bsd Since it's polite, to point and factual. Instead of your rant which contains insults and lies. It says Yes, companies could voluntarily

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Han Boetes
Rod.. Whitworth wrote: It says Yes, companies could voluntarily cooperate without a license forcing them to. The *BSDs try to depend on this. But it today's cutthroat market, that's more like the Prisoner's Dilemma. In the dilemma, it's better to cooperate; but since the other guy might

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Harpalus a Como
Your freedom is forced. Companies and individuals have no choice in the matter, because it's required by the license. We have the freedom to vote, but we aren't forced to do so. You don't seem to realize that it's not freedom if it's forced at the end of a proverbial GPL gun. On 10/5/06, Han

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Ted Unangst
On 10/5/06, Han Boetes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my world freedom is something you have to fight for, otherwise it gets taken away. Putting a limit on your freedoms is a good thing. For example freedom is most defined as `the freedom to do whatever you wish as long as it does not hurt somebody

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Han Boetes
Ted Unangst wrote: On 10/5/06, Han Boetes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my world freedom is something you have to fight for, otherwise it gets taken away. Putting a limit on your freedoms is a good thing. For example freedom is most defined as `the freedom to do whatever you wish as long as

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Han Boetes
Harpalus a Como wrote: On 10/5/06, Han Boetes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rod.. Whitworth wrote: It says Yes, companies could voluntarily cooperate without a license forcing them to. The *BSDs try to depend on this. But it today's cutthroat market, that's more like the Prisoner's

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Lars Hansson
Han Boetes wrote: In your definition of freedom you'd have the freedom to hurt somebody else. Good thing the GPL prohibits that kind of stuff, right? So that no-one can use Linux to spy on the populace or use Linux to track down dissidents. Oh wait, it doesn't prevent that. --- Lars

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Lars Hansson
Han Boetes wrote: Of course you wouldn't bother to read this article: http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2006/09/01/#gpl-bsd Since it's polite, to point and factual. Yes, it's so factual that he fail to mention/understand that the BSD license *is* GPL compatible. The reasoning pretty much

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Han Boetes
Lars Hansson wrote: Han Boetes wrote: In your definition of freedom you'd have the freedom to hurt somebody else. Good thing the GPL prohibits that kind of stuff, right? So that no-one can use Linux to spy on the populace or use Linux to track down dissidents. Oh wait, it doesn't

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Han Boetes
Lars Hansson wrote: Han Boetes wrote: Of course you wouldn't bother to read this article: http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2006/09/01/#gpl-bsd Since it's polite, to point and factual. Yes, it's so factual that he fail to mention/understand that the BSD license *is* GPL compatible. So?

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Eric Furman
Please SHUT THE F*** UP and go away, Han. The GPL is a total fraud. And as Theo has already pointed out, this is not the place to debate it. All you are doing is pissing people off. On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 05:53:13 +0200, Han Boetes [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Lars Hansson wrote: Han Boetes wrote:

Re: GPL = BSD + DRM [Was: Re: Intel's Open Source Policy Doesn't Make Sense]

2006-10-05 Thread Han Boetes
Now that is a very good way to show the world how good the BSD license is. :-) Eric Furman wrote: Please SHUT THE F*** UP and go away, Han. The GPL is a total fraud. And as Theo has already pointed out, this is not the place to debate it. All you are doing is pissing people off. On Fri, 6