Re: owner_id_build vs. copyprevention_bit

2002-10-08 Thread Richard Stallman
I'm sorry, Richard, but I can't pass up pointing out inconsistent philosophy. the GNU GPL is exactly Digital Restrictions Management. They are not the same, they are not even the same kind of thing. The GNU GPL is a copyright-based license. Digital Restrictions Management is a feature

Re: owner_id_build vs. copyprevention_bit

2002-10-04 Thread Richard Stallman
Would you disapprove of software which enforced, in some way, the GNU GPL? The idea is inconceivable, since the point of the GPL is that you CAN edit the source. But if this were possible, it would not be wrong. Digital Restrictions Management is wrong because it tries to deny the public