On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:54:25 +0100, Anders wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tuesday 30 November 2004 01:52, Jean-Michel Hiver wrote: > > > > I feel an urge to say that it is reasonably safe to assume that > > scripts which are directly taken out of something distributed with > > debian (try apt-get install wondershaper) are at least as libre as > > the GPL is - so I don't think that posting a hacked copy makes it an > > infringement. > > Would this also mean, that I am wrong? Legal notices are - I do agree > - ridiculous, but necessary. They are required by most governments, > and if we take this to the furthest consequence - which many > corporations are known to do, for whatever cause - this very important > piece of text would make the difference. Am I wrong? > > > Furthermore, since this is a technical list, I don't really see the > > point of clobbering it with ridiculous legalese all over. Can't we > > have a usage policy that states that derivatives posted through the > > list are automatically under the same license as the original or > > something? > I think we should, too. Why not have a "GPL-licensed mailing list", > when the software we're trying to support and maintain is > GPL-licensed? However, as stated here: > http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/disclaimer > You still own the copyright (and restrict it to the furthest possible > by default of many governments). This means that we have to keep > noting that scripts meant for distribution are licensed under our > favorite license, otherwise they aren't. > > > You forgot a disclaimer about confidentiality and liabilitiy at the > > bottom of your email. Man you're such a rebelz :-) > It's not a question of reaching for rebellion, but merely to strive to > make the opensource/Free Software-community remember such > necessecities. Furthermore, I am liable for my opinions; I won't > disclam such. It would be pointless to have opinions, if one would > disclaim them at the moment of publication. As so, when it comes to > confidentiality. > > Please note, that I am sorry for being so off-topic. Should this > discussion be taken off the list? Regards, Anders Breindahl. ..naaa, this thread makes a good reference to point people to. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.