From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: Fwd: reiser4 non-free? Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 12:34:46 -0700 Message-ID: <409A9356.5080105@namesys.com> References: <43ff070d5077e49f1e08a63368e4569c@bouncing.localnet> <4097CCA4.4060707@namesys.com> <87k6zs6mvi.fsf@wasp.nowan.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <87k6zs6mvi.fsf@wasp.nowan.org> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Jeremy Hankins Cc: debian-legal@lists.debian.org, reiserfs-list@namesys.com Jeremy Hankins wrote: > >A couple comments (that I may not be remembering properly) seemed to >imply that these credits are part of a revenue generating model. Folks >who wish to require users to see their name in conjunction with ReiserFS >may purchase this control over what ReiserFS users see (i.e., they can >purchase an ad -- the first TV ads worked exactly like this, that's why >the word "sponsor" is used to refer to ad purchasers). If this is the >case, and you are using the license to implement this control (i.e., >option three above), then I think it's clear that you intend your >license to work exactly as it appears to, and restrict users' freedom. > >If this is your goal (or perhaps some other variant on item 3 above) >I don't think you're going to have much luck convincing folks on d-l >that your license is Free. > > > Please consider my distinction between a credit (public television in the USA has them), and an ad (for profit broadcast television has them). I don't find the credits annoying, I don't like the ads. Maybe the broadcasters could make more effort to make the ads less annoying and more informative, but their sense of civic duty is too lacking. I do like well funded television shows.....