Re: [libreplanet-discuss] The FSF Allows No Derivatives,

2015-04-26 Thread Aaron Wolf
You can simply have a distinction between endorsed or authorized translations and other translations. It's reasonable enough to require that the translation be indicated as not an officially accepted translation versus requiring actual permission to publish any translation. Obviously, it is

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] The FSF Allows No Derivatives,

2015-04-26 Thread rysiek
Dnia niedziela, 26 kwietnia 2015 09:43:06 Giuseppe Molica pisze: I certainly did not say that -- I think someone misunderstood and got it backwards. The problem with translation is that if it is not done right it has the effect of altering the point. A license that permits anyone to

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] The FSF Allows No Derivatives,

2015-04-26 Thread rysiek
Dnia niedziela, 26 kwietnia 2015 20:49:56 Bryan Baldwin pisze: On 04/26/15 20:24, rysiek wrote: Problem is -- and this very discussion shows it *very* well -- that even with such restrictive license put on works of opinion (I do not subscribe to the view that this distinction is relevant,

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] The FSF Allows No Derivatives,

2015-04-26 Thread rysiek
Dnia niedziela, 26 kwietnia 2015 20:10:47 Bryan Baldwin pisze: We have enough problems with people misrepresenting other people, especially Mr. Stallman. And licensing doesn't help with this situation in even a bit. For reasons outlined before. Which #%*ng essay are you gagging to translate?

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] The FSF Allows No Derivatives,

2015-04-26 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 04/26/15 20:24, rysiek wrote: Problem is -- and this very discussion shows it *very* well -- that even with such restrictive license put on works of opinion (I do not subscribe to the view that this distinction is relevant, but let's work with that), views *are* misunderstood. So,

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Hello, and setting up a server

2015-04-26 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 04/26/15 02:36, Jim Garrett wrote: Am I correct in thinking that running a server for this purpose requires a static IP address? No. You can enlist the aid of a dynamic dns service. I use DNSexit. The catch of this solution is that you must run a script on your server that periodically

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] The FSF Allows No Derivatives,

2015-04-26 Thread hellekin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 04/26/2015 05:24 AM, rysiek wrote: Non-free, -ND (and similar) licenses do *not* solve the problem *** I think the opposite. ND enables the author to say: this translation is fine and conserves the original meaning of the text. Because we

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] The FSF Allows No Derivatives,

2015-04-26 Thread Will Hill
A dishonest person will lie about endorsement, so I don't see that as adequate protection against misrepresentation. Do you have a way to solve that problem? Is anyone outside of a big publisher really advocating, the bludgeon of completely blocking anything that lacks permission.? On

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Hello, and setting up a server

2015-04-26 Thread Will Hill
Server/Client is a false dichotomy designed to make you think of yourself as helpless and to make people afraid of sharing. Attaching any computer to a network opens that computer to attack but a person running a free software social network is safer than someone simply browsing with malicious

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] The FSF Allows No Derivatives,

2015-04-26 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 04/27/15 02:51, rysiek wrote: Maybe we could at least try to keep it civil on this list, please? #$%^*(){ is %^$)(@^$%ing ^*() Several years ago volunteers of an organisation I worked for translated the following article: http://ur1.ca/g5iwh We reached out to FSF for permission to