Re: Wallace's reply brief

2006-08-02 Thread Rui Miguel Silva Seabra
Qua, 2006-08-02 às 09:41 +0200, Alexander Terekhov escreveu: (consider that over time, under bazaar model with long chain of derivation in derivative works and additions to collective works by different authors, GPL'd IP becomes practically locked within the GPL pool) Funny. Correcting IP

Re: Wallace's reply brief

2006-08-02 Thread Rui Miguel Silva Seabra
A small correction... Qua, 2006-08-02 às 09:32 +0100, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra escreveu: Qua, 2006-08-02 às 09:41 +0200, Alexander Terekhov escreveu: (consider that over time, under bazaar model with long chain of derivation in derivative works and additions to collective works by

Re: Wallace's reply brief

2006-08-02 Thread David Kastrup
Rui Miguel Silva Seabra [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A small correction... Qua, 2006-08-02 às 09:32 +0100, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra escreveu: Qua, 2006-08-02 às 09:41 +0200, Alexander Terekhov escreveu: (consider that over time, under bazaar model with long chain of derivation in derivative

Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding -- be careful what you ask for...you may just get it.

2006-08-02 Thread Alexander Terekhov
--- The answer is YES Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, August 02 2006 @ 05:25 AM EDT The fundamental philosophical question is Should a gadget designer be allowed to use GPL code and forbid the users of this gadget to run modified code on their gadgets? Your philisophical question

Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2006-08-02 Thread Alexander Terekhov
What does online security have to do with it? Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, August 01 2006 @ 10:16 PM EDT Er...online security has nothing to do with the discussion, that's what firewalls are for :-) The conflict boils down to can I force YOU to run MY binary to access MY online

Re: Wallace's reply brief

2006-08-02 Thread David Kastrup
John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: David Kastrup writes: Well, the theory is that once you touch GPLed work, it jumps up and magically gobbles up all of your portfolio. That describes SCO's interpretation of the SysV source licence. Well, it is hard to say just _what_ is supposed to have

Re: Wallace's reply brief

2006-08-02 Thread Alexander Terekhov
David Kastrup wrote: John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: David Kastrup writes: Well, the theory is that once you touch GPLed work, it jumps up and magically gobbles up all of your portfolio. That describes SCO's interpretation of the SysV source licence. Well, it is hard to

Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Stephan Kuhagen
Hello Subject says it all... I'm working for an Institute/Company which does scientific and medical imaging software. We have some OpenSource-Addicts in the house (with me as the most addicted...) and try to bring at least some of our software to the OpenSource-World. Now there is our

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Stephan Kuhagen wrote: [...] More important than that is, that at least some of my modules will use other GPLed Libraries and Programs, so those modules have to be GPL anyway. Linking is irrelevant. If your modules are not derivative works of GPLed Libraries and Programs (seek the advice

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Stephan Kuhagen
Hello Alexander Linking is irrelevant. But my sympathy for the GPL is relevant. Also relevant is that I'm going to use GPL-code from other people in my modules. I understand, that you do not like the GPL and I have no problem with that. But your postings are not helpful and are not answers to

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
Uh, you forgot that he liked the GPL and its provisions. Then he should GPL his sister and mom. And then http://www.fsf.org/donate. If his mother was GPLed, then he and his sister are also GPLed. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
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Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Stephan Kuhagen wrote: [...] But do not misunderstand me, I would appreciate your advice, if you can give useful answers to my questions. GPL your wife and kinds as well. Then invite RMS to deliver a speech to your Institute/Company' BETRIEBSHAUPTVERSAMMLUNG or some such. Book a Hilton (or

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: [...] If his mother was GPLed, then he and his sister are also GPLed. I gather that your dad GPL'd your mom. Hey ams, do you have a sister? :-) regards, alexander. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
But do not misunderstand me, I would appreciate your advice, if you can give useful answers to my questions. GPL your wife and kinds as well. I suspect that the OP doesn't hold the copyright on his wife. But if the OP is indeed the GPL, the OP cannot copulate with his wife unless she

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Stephan Kuhagen
Dear Alexander GPL your wife and kinds as well. Then invite RMS to deliver a speech to your Institute/Company' BETRIEBSHAUPTVERSAMMLUNG or some such. Book a Hilton (or some such) for him -- he likes good food. Since you continue to give unuseful comments and start getting personal, I will try

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread David Kastrup
Alfred M. Szmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But do not misunderstand me, I would appreciate your advice, if you can give useful answers to my questions. GPL your wife and kinds as well. I suspect that the OP doesn't hold the copyright on his wife. But if the OP is indeed the

Re: Is it possible to write GPL-Modules for closed-source Software?

2006-08-02 Thread Stephan Kuhagen
Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: If his mother was GPLed, then he and his sister are also GPLed. Hm. I really like that idea. My genetic code would be a good starting point for other programmers to learn how to avoid some common mistakes. Sadly I can't ask my mother for the copyright, since her process

Re: Wallace's reply brief

2006-08-02 Thread Ferd Burfel
Ferd Burfel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ferd Burfel wrote: Something like the way no third-party can avoid being bound by the terms of the GPL in order to receive permission to