[Fsf-Debian] Stephano's talk at LibrePlanet

2013-06-24 Thread Bryan Baldwin
Was the video for this ever published? If so I apologize, but I haven't seen the link posted here? ___ Fsf-collab-discuss mailing list Fsf-collab-discuss@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/fsf-collab-discuss

Re: [Fsf-Debian] gap assessment

2012-11-29 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 11/30/12 02:29, Osamu Aoki wrote: I think that analysis is quite sound. But I would add something to: 1) Exclusion of GFDL documentation of some essential software packages. This may be weak objection point from FSF based on Complete Distros. If not being a complete enough distribution

Re: [Fsf-Debian] user freedom also matters for cultural and opinion works [was: Re: Silent here]

2012-11-26 Thread Bryan Baldwin
I think that you are reading too much into what copyright licenses can do for you, or possibly mixing up the inspiration one gains from such works with the direct modification of them. For instance, I can draft art images in the style of Frank Frazetta, and make the figures, animals, and monsters

Re: [Fsf-Debian] Silent here

2012-11-24 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 11/24/12 12:55, Michael Gilbert wrote: That link has no guidance from the FSF yet. That bug log includes only senior debian developers engaged in a debate about the issue. If FSF doesn't produce guidance there, then the decision that happens there will only a barometer of a certain subset

Re: [Fsf-Debian] Silent here

2012-11-23 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 11/24/12 05:03, Mason Loring Bliss wrote: An amusing comparison may be drawn between the FSF's rejection of four-clause BSD licenses and the FSF's support of invariant sections in the GFDL. Documentation is not software. I wouldn't be surprised to find differences when comparing licenses

Re: [Fsf-Debian] No response?

2012-08-06 Thread Bryan Baldwin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/06/2012 07:49 PM, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 03:50:23AM +, Clint Adams wrote: Do you understand how a sane and honest person might disagree with you given the preponderance of evidence? I agree and this is one

Re: [Fsf-Debian] No response?

2012-08-04 Thread Bryan Baldwin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/04/2012 08:12 AM, Paul Wise wrote: On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Paul van der Vlis wrote: I agree with the FSF when they say: Debian also provides a repository of nonfree software. I don't believe that putting the non-free software

Re: [Fsf-Debian] The question behind the questions [was No response?]

2012-08-04 Thread Bryan Baldwin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/05/2012 11:01 AM, Mason Loring Bliss wrote: I tried in my small way to pursue Debian's inclusion in the FSF free distributions list. [...] I've heard just enough of Bryan's sort of views to solidy my opinion. [...] Support for non-free