On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 06:39:41AM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > On Sunday 22 January 2006 16:45, Anton Zinoviev wrote: > > > In fact, the license says only this: > > > > > > You may not use technical measures to obstruct or control the > > > reading or further copying of the copies you make or distribute > > Did any of you actually *read* this? Read it. > > What it actually *says*, means that storing a copy on a multiuser > machine with UNIX permissions set so that it can't be read by > everyone is *prohibited*. > > The permissions are clearly a "technical measure".
Yes, they are. > They clearly obstruct and control the reading or further copying of > that copy. No, they can not. They can not control something that doesn't exist. If you do "chmod -r" then I am unable to read the file and there exists no reading to control. If you use some technical measures to make me able to read today but not tomorow a text you gave to me, then you would be controlling the reading. The encrypted file systems and "chmod -r" do not achieve this. Anton Zinoviev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]