> Raul Miller wrote: > > What is the distinction between "drop non-free" and "prevent its > > distribution"?
On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 01:01:22AM +0100, Sergey V. Spiridonov wrote: > Example seems to work better. Example: > > I downloaded program 'A' from non-free section of Debian and started to > distribute it. I made a copy for my friend Bin and for my friend Laden. > After this I erased the program from my hard drive. I dropped it. After > I dropped my copy the third mate Usama got the copy from Bin. > > As you can see, there is nothing non-ethical here. I can distribute only > what I have. It is the same with Debian non-free. > > Preventing distribution is something else. I understand it like forcing > *everyone* to stop distribution. Also, it is not a prohibition: Usama > still can get a copy from his friends, or from Debian. I don't understand the relevance of this example. > > In that sense, shutting down Debian entirely and not distributing anything > > at all is equivalent to continuing to distribute Debian. After all, > > people can find the programs we distribute elsewhere. > > I do not talk about continuing to distribute something. A was talking > about dropping something. It is not possible to distribute something > after you drop it. To distribute something you should have it first. I don't understand the relevance of this, either. Thanks, -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
