Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 04:31:49AM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > >> But it's essentially a different topic from the message Raul was replying >> to, which was explaining that there are only two possible ways to >> interprent the "...will remain 100% Free Software" part of the sentence, >> and that his "and/or" interpretation simply wasn't one of them. > > No, I still think you're missing the point. Once you admit that the > meaning of "Debian" varies with context, it follows that "Debian will > remain 100% Free Software" has more interpretations. Firstly, the two > that you posted, but then: > > Debian (the project) will remain 100% free software - meaningless. > Debian (the people) will remain 100% free software - meaningless.
Then, WTF, what do you gain by enumbering more interpretations that are grammatically possible, and then at once declaring that they are semantically and legally meaningless? I don't see any point in this. We still have exactly two possibilities that are worth discussing. Regards, Frank -- Frank Küster, Biozentrum der Univ. Basel Abt. Biophysikalische Chemie
