On Thu, 2002-07-25 at 10:27, Mark Rafn wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-07-24 at 18:56, Mark Rafn wrote: > > > The difference is that the printf is intended to identify to the human > > > running the program what version she has, and the registration is intended > > > to prevent compatible derivative works. > > On 24 Jul 2002, Jeff Licquia wrote: > > I'm confused. How are they incompatible? > > They're incompatible because the intent is to write programs that check > this string and behave differently if it does not give the > forbidden-in-changed-works answer.
Maybe I'm just dense, but I still don't see the incompatibility. Can anyone else see it? It would be extremely helpful if you could describe your objection in detail. I suspect that one of us is misunderstanding the proposal in some subtle way. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]