Very well said, Gene. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." -Kenneth Boulding, economist “How unfortunate that the Earth’s first intelligent social animal is a tribal carnivore” -E.O. Wilson, sociobiologist
>________________________________ > From: Gene Heskett <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:13 AM >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Best write up ever? > > >On Wednesday 28 August 2013 11:52:07 andy pugh did opine: > >> On 28 August 2013 09:52, Anders Wallin <[email protected]> >wrote: >> > hah, entire jogwheel-page copied from my blog also: >> > http://www.vdwalle.com/Norte/Jogging%20EMC2.html >> >> And several pages are exact copies of the LinuxCNC Wiki. >> >> I am not sure how I feel about it, we do claim to embrace "Open >> Source" after all. > >True, Andy, but there is still copyright law in most locales, and the law >here explicitly says to enforce it or lose it. > >Demand, in no uncertain terms, that such "borrowed" material either carries >the original copyright notice and credits by borrowing the piece in its >entirety which should include the applicable license, or be taken down. >IMO every one of you with a dog/blog in this fight needs to do that. > >I think the law more than gives you folks the rights to do so. And >linuxcnc will grow in stature when you do enforce the license you used. >You will get the attention of some that perceive this as a bunch of >amateurs whose code is not worth considering for "professional quality" >work. > >I happen to dis-agree, but I'm still just an old fart using a toothpick to >help row this boat. > >Cheers, Gene >-- >"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >-Ed Howdershelt (Author) >My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! >My views ><http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml> >Call on God, but row away from the rocks. > -- Indian proverb >A pen in the hand of this president is far more >dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of > law-abiding citizens. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! >Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies >and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step >tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! >http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
