Re: What email can folks try that's in harmony with principles of Libre software and like gmail isn't stored locally?

2020-11-21 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Don Saklad writes: > What email can folks try that's in harmony with principles of > Libre software and like gmail isn't stored locally? https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems -- "Cut your own wood and it will warm you twice" ___

Re: A challenge for community to go beyond what's already rule

2020-11-20 Thread Yoni Rabkin
thi...@softwarelivre.net.br writes: >Hey there! > >Although I do support this kind of initiative (of new Libreboot laptop >stores), and I am a supporter of libreboot / coreboot as well as Free >Libre / Open Source Hardware, I would like to ask you all here: > >Couldn't we have

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] WTFPL Worse License Ever?

2015-12-21 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Alexander Berntsen <alexan...@plaimi.net> writes: > On 21/12/15 16:54, Yoni Rabkin wrote: >> But as I said before, try to (as I have) to explain these jokes at >> your company to a room of people who are hostile and/or ignorant >> of free software and the joke loses it

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] WTFPL Worse License Ever?

2015-12-21 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Alexander Berntsen writes: > Geez. It's a joke. Lighten up, people. Yes, I get that it's a joke. We all get it. And if it was just us I wouldn't mind. But as I said before, try to (as I have) to explain these jokes at your company to a room of people who are hostile

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] WTFPL Worse License Ever?

2015-12-20 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Ramana Kumar writes: > On 20 December 2015 at 03:02, Mark Holmquist > wrote: > > The GPL, for all the good it does in the world, is a more complex > license to administer and enforce. You must include license > headers in all of the

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] RollApp: proof that we need to deprecate GPL for AGPL for everything

2015-09-12 Thread Yoni Rabkin
I don't agree with this; I don't think that everyone should be forced to further distribute all software (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic). But based on your stance that all culture should be modifiable, I at least understand (and I think also appreciate)

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] RollApp: proof that we need to deprecate GPL for AGPL for everything

2015-09-12 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Aaron Wolf <wolft...@riseup.net> writes: > On 09/12/2015 09:58 AM, Yoni Rabkin wrote: >> >> I don't agree with this; I don't think that everyone should be forced to >> further distribute all software >> (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLRequireSour

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] RollApp: proof that we need to deprecate GPL for AGPL for everything

2015-09-12 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Aaron Wolf <wolft...@riseup.net> writes: > On 09/12/2015 10:38 AM, Yoni Rabkin wrote: >> Aaron Wolf <wolft...@riseup.net> writes: >> >>> On 09/12/2015 09:58 AM, Yoni Rabkin wrote: >>>> >>>> I don't agree with this; I don't think t

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] RE Gratis software being released as proprietary

2015-08-10 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Pen-Yuan Hsing penyuanhs...@gmail.com writes: On 07/08/15 15:52, Steen Engholm wrote: Liberating software is against that normal trend to protect, or profitize, one's work. Interesting. I'm still fairly new to Free Software, but my understanding has always been that it is OK to make

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] freedom #0

2015-06-01 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Hey, Can you give an example of software that doesn't respect freedom 0? (The freedom to run the program, for any purpose) For instance, if you purchase the student edition of the bureaucracy suit Microsoft sells you will not be allowed to run it for commercial, nonprofit, or

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Fwd: The FSF Allows No Derivatives]

2015-05-27 Thread Yoni Rabkin
On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 07:09:50PM -0400, Yoni Rabkin wrote: Software runs the same on every equivalent computer. Computers are not unique; I have to disagree with you there, computers are in fact unique, as unique as any physical thing, you will never find a rock that is idential

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Fwd: The FSF Allows No Derivatives]

2015-05-27 Thread Yoni Rabkin
to continue the discussion on different avenues, just not down the one Logan opened: I don't mind trying other avenues of conversation, but not one based on dehumanizing my neighbors. On 05/27/2015 04:26 AM, Yoni Rabkin wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 07:09:50PM -0400, Yoni Rabkin

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Fwd: The FSF Allows No Derivatives

2015-05-25 Thread Yoni Rabkin
What I've heard so far are compelling arguments for both sides of the general principle. What I haven't heard is a specific reason why the FSF should change the license on a particular page. Translations have been mentioned, but those already exist on the FSF pages. And I've personally downloaded

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Fwd: The FSF Allows No Derivatives

2015-05-15 Thread Yoni Rabkin
On 05/15/2015 02:27 PM, Yoni Rabkin wrote: Aaron Wolf wolft...@riseup.net writes: Why the incredible desire to use existing source code? Why not use the wasted time and efforts spent arguing about this reverse engineering your software and just be done with it. … Because works

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Fwd: The FSF Allows No Derivatives

2015-05-15 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Logan Streondj streo...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 05:27:18PM -0400, Yoni Rabkin wrote: Aaron Wolf wolft...@riseup.net writes: Why the incredible desire to use existing source code? Why not use the wasted time and efforts spent arguing about this reverse engineering your

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Fwd: The FSF Allows No Derivatives

2015-05-15 Thread Yoni Rabkin
Aaron Wolf wolft...@riseup.net writes: Why the incredible desire to use existing source code? Why not use the wasted time and efforts spent arguing about this reverse engineering your software and just be done with it. … Because works of personal opinion are different than useful software.