> > > Sue, There is a principle in hermeneutics that says: there are no > useless words. This means, basically: if you want to say the same > thing, use the same words. If you don't use the same words, you don't > want to say the same thing. Basically, if X-Oz wants the same > disposition as Apache Foundation (license v.1.1) /or/ XFree (license > v.1.0), it should use the same license; or else, the only real -- and > /legal/ -- conclusion is that the disposition is not the same. >
Herr Heidegger's principle of hermeneutics is not widely accepted except outside of modern existentialism and as brilliantly postulated by the late Monsieur Satre. But, if I am to follow that very principle that you espouse, I would then also ask you to read the license in the spirit of the American philosopher-academian, Prof. Fish, in which case I can only say that your understanding must be different from mine and that all words are useless. Thus I can only ask that we can only argue from the basis of 'common understanding' and 'common application'. Anything else would be too relativistic to gain much headway and I do not have that type of time (unfortunately ;-( to partake in such a heady discussion. Best Regards, Sue
