On 24 Jun 2003 04:15:23 -0700 Aron Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In reality if we like a word, we file the serial numbers off and claim > it for our own.
Heh heh heh. Language does tend to work that way - despite the best efforts of the bean-counters and their political masters. In fact one could consider language itself the original open source project. After all, so much of the English language is words from other languages which have been incorporated, with or without "spin". This is one reason why english is such a dominant language. Browsing an etymological dictionary can be very revealing, in that respect. Is copyright really such a useful device for the writer, who, above all else, wants to be read? If the success of a popular song can be measured by the number of people who find themselves listening and responding and "using" the words that "mean something", then surely the same thing applies to code, to some extent at least. Linux is, in effect, for those for whom such things matter, the language of democracy. If that were not the case then they wouldn't be trying so hard to suppress it. Thanks for the laugh. Janet Blankfield "The ideal love affair is one conducted by post." JBS ----------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... life's a beach ... -----------------------------
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