PS - I meant the EFF not the FFE (used to work for a group called the Foundation for Evangelism ... aka FFE - funny how the fingers have memory years later)
On Oct 6, 2011, at 9:55 PM, Hop Off A Cloud wrote: > I think the lawsuit is a bunch of bull crap - AND does not merit its weight > in the paper used to file. > > The supreme court already ruled in > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_v._Rural that it is actually illegal to > "copyright" facts and data. > Astrolab in this case is simply putting money behind making a point that they > are frustrated because it took them a large amount of time and effort > (perhaps) to get the information - HOWEVER the database itself - i think > since it is simply factual data - may not hold up to its copyright. > > My larger concern however is - What happens if this is successful - PHP ships > with the Olsen database after all. > My question is - Where is the likes of RedHat and all these other groups > including Canonical and Novell - Where is the FFE - why are they not > standing up for what obviously will be a huge blow to the open source > community. Worse yet - if the court finds that the lawsuit has merit - > what happens to everything that has been coded to utilize the database ? > Imagine if non of us have indemnification and since we have used the Olsen > database are found guilty by association. > > All I know is - I think it is time to call for a Tango Down moment against > Astrolabs - funny but never thought I would find myself voicing such a > statement... > > > > On Oct 6, 2011, at 9:35 PM, James Gifford wrote: > >> Only though I have is "wow". >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Stephen Michael Kellat >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I caught wind of this today via Identica: >>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.time.tz/4133 >>> >>> The discussion thread on Identica is here: >>> http://identi.ca/conversation/84414961 >>> >>> Any thoughts out there? >>> >>> SMK >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > Glenn S. Kelley | President & CEO | Hop Off A Cloud Networks > (O) 877-467-6832 | cell: 740-490-8668 | Skype: cloudhopping > > > > > Glenn S. Kelley | President & CEO | Hop Off A Cloud Networks (O) 877-467-6832 | cell: 740-490-8668 | Skype: cloudhopping
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