The position RMS takes...

2000-03-28 Thread W . Yip
Hi folks, I have attempted to consolidate my response to all your heartily given contributions in one piece. Please do go through it and tell me what you think of what I understand. On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:53:45 -0800, David Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Mark Koek wrote:

RE: The position RMS takes...

2000-03-28 Thread Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M.
-Original Message- From: W. Yip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:59:35 -0500, John Cowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "W. Yip" wrote: 1) The (i) nature and (ii) extent of the terms/permissions in OSS licenses. OSS Licenses are different from conventional

RE: The position RMS takes...

2000-03-28 Thread Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The position RMS takes... Hi folks, I have attempted to consolidate my response to all your heartily given contributions in one piece. Please do go through it and tell me what you think of what I understand. On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:53:45 -0800, David Johnson [EMAIL

Re: The position RMS takes...

2000-03-28 Thread John Cowan
W. Yip scripsit: Please correct me if I am wrong, but I have the impression that only one who owns the copyright can issue a license, hence in the case of conventional licenses, the licensee cannot sublicense without express permission from the licensor, since the licensee does not own the

Re: The position RMS takes...

2000-03-28 Thread David Johnson
On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, W. Yip wrote: I think his key ambiguity is not the word 'freedom' (which the adage 'liberty not price' explains) but instead, his (IMHO) clumsy use of the word 'proprietary'. If RMS clarifies this word, I believe his position can be consistent with my proposition stated