Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-02 Thread Dennis Hübner
I'm agree with Andrey. I also have relatives and friends in both countries. At the moment my job and especially eclipse is almost the last place where I can take a break of all the political insane that happens everywhere around. If one need to send a signal, to whom ever, it can still be done

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-02 Thread Ed Merks
+1 I am deeply horrified by what I see going on in the world today and of course support any all constructive measures to make it stop.  That being said, the software we build today could well get installed years from now, and a reminder of the current appalling, social disaster is not someth

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-02 Thread Andrey Loskutov
I appreciate your political engagement Jörg, but I believe the software is not the right place to express any political statements, independently how important they are. There are many other ways to publicly express any political opinions one may have, and surely Eclipse Foundation can issue a

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread Eike Stepper
Am 01.03.2022 um 19:30 schrieb Jörg Kubitz: So here is my proposal:  Splash screen for 4.23 (2022-03) "Make software not War" https://git.eclipse.org/r/c/platform/eclipse.platform/+/191325/1/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splash.png I like it. And I like the idea. The colors could even be a bit

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread Stephan Herrmann
Let me add a general word of caution: Your intentions to show solidarity with Ukraine totally make sense - from a German point of view, from a western point of view. I'd much hope this would be the unamimous position, but we shouldn't presume so in our global community. In our community we

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread Jörg Kubitz
So here is my proposal:  Splash screen for 4.23 (2022-03) "Make software not War" https://git.eclipse.org/r/c/platform/eclipse.platform/+/191325/1/platform/org.eclipse.platform/splash.png What about changing the splash screen (bug 575781) to a message (for example Ukraine flag blue + yellow).

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread Mike Milinkovich
@eclipse.org *Betreff:* Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade. Jörg, Factually, what you are implying about the EPL is incorrect. Like the GPL the EPL is also a free software license, as is every other license used by Eclipse Foundation projects. And the 4 freedoms

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread jkubitz-eclipse
Mike Milinkovich Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. März 2022 15:21 An: cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org Betreff: Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade. Jörg, Factually, what you are implying about the EPL is incorrect. Like the GPL the EPL is also a free software license, as is

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread Jonah Graham
** public domain. > > > > Yours > > Jörg > > *Von:* cross-project-issues-dev > > *Im Auftrag von *Boris > Baldassari > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 1. März 2022 13:53 > *An:* Cross project issues > > *Betreff:* Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software w

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread Mike Milinkovich
-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade. Dear Jörg, Note: this is my personal opinion and does not engage anyone else. Whatever we think about the current situation, the 4 freedoms that define free/libre open source software absolutely forbid us, or anybody, to do that. [1] https

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread Nitin Dahyabhai
Software licensed under the GPL and EPL are licensed software. Neither should be treated as if they were public domain. -- Regards, Nitin Dahyabhai Eclipse WTP PMC ___ cross-project-issues-dev mailing list cross-project-issues-dev@eclipse.org To unsubsc

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread jkubitz-eclipse
Dear Boris, Note that eclipse is not under GNU but EPL licensed. Therefore it is *not* public domain. Yours Jörg Von: cross-project-issues-dev Im Auftrag von Boris Baldassari Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. März 2022 13:53 An: Cross project issues Betreff: Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open

Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread Boris Baldassari
Dear Jörg, Note: this is my personal opinion and does not engage anyone else. Whatever we think about the current situation, the 4 freedoms that define free/libre open source software absolutely forbid us, or anybody, to do that. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Software_Definition Ch

[cross-project-issues-dev] Open Software without Free Trade.

2022-03-01 Thread jkubitz-eclipse
Dear fellow eclipse contributors, Russian invaded Ukraine. As a response international sanctions taken place. Sanctions are not only done by governments but also by sports, business corporations and individuals. I ask eclipse foundation to join sanctions: Please assist all efforts to stop that