Re: [V. OFFTOPIC] RMS and reactions to him (MARMITE?)

Re: [V. OFFTOPIC] RMS and reactions to him (MARMITE?)

[Dean McEwan]

Andre Hedrick "who won't say whether he prefers marmite or peanut butter" wrote:

>Dean,
>Is it because OSL has some
>meaningful terms understood by the courts?  Is it because the folks at OSI
>understand a bigger picture?

OSL?/OSI? Oregon State Library? :-)

>See I found it worthy enough to go and investigate.
>
>What I found, I like.

What I found made me think of renewing my library books :)

>	Richard, is there a way to make OSL and GPL compatable ?

No because Oregons library is a bit diferent... :)

>	Richard, will you allow OSL and GPL to coexist ?

Yes because he wouldn't sue a fly.


>My concern is that vision and ideas started by RMS, are being clouded.

I aggree. Perhaps for the first time, So do you like marmite? :-)

"offending party" is required to pay
>an alteration royality fee.

An injustice against true FS. I like to alter my code ;)

>I do not know the what the best answer is today.
Must be your new cereal.

>However, I am willing to put my money down (if I ever make any now) 
Im sure you will.


>I like may other developers have/know/seen their work altered and not
>returned, yet without having a license with some teeth based in law

As Kurt Cobain said "its all about the music", I don't care if I see
my code again, just if others who want to see it can.


>What we all hear is one person promoting one agenda with one idea, and the
>idea has clouded the vision

the vision is sometimes clouded, even Jesus was challenged in the
desert.

>I have had enough of the mud slinging.
>Oh, I think your address should be restored, regardless.
>Did you know you can remove GPL from your work, but you can not take >back
>what is out there now?

YYYAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY! Nah I like whats out there, cue X files theme...

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Re: [V. OFFTOPIC] RMS and reactions to him (MARMITE?)

[Andre Hedrick]

It is not that hard to find.

Open Source Initiative
Open Software License

Regards,

Andre Hedrick
LAD Storage Consulting Group

On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Dean McEwan wrote:

> Andre Hedrick "who won't say whether he prefers marmite or peanut butter" wrote:
> 
> >Dean,
> >Is it because OSL has some
> >meaningful terms understood by the courts?  Is it because the folks at OSI
> >understand a bigger picture?
> 
> OSL?/OSI? Oregon State Library? :-)
> 
> >See I found it worthy enough to go and investigate.
> >
> >What I found, I like.
> 
> What I found made me think of renewing my library books :)
> 
> >	Richard, is there a way to make OSL and GPL compatable ?
> 
> No because Oregons library is a bit diferent... :)
> 
> >	Richard, will you allow OSL and GPL to coexist ?
> 
> Yes because he wouldn't sue a fly.
> 
> 
> >My concern is that vision and ideas started by RMS, are being clouded.
> 
> I aggree. Perhaps for the first time, So do you like marmite? :-)
> 
> "offending party" is required to pay
> >an alteration royality fee.
> 
> An injustice against true FS. I like to alter my code ;)
> 
> >I do not know the what the best answer is today.
> Must be your new cereal.
> 
> >However, I am willing to put my money down (if I ever make any now) 
> Im sure you will.
> 
> 
> >I like may other developers have/know/seen their work altered and not
> >returned, yet without having a license with some teeth based in law
> 
> As Kurt Cobain said "its all about the music", I don't care if I see
> my code again, just if others who want to see it can.
> 
> 
> >What we all hear is one person promoting one agenda with one idea, and the
> >idea has clouded the vision
> 
> the vision is sometimes clouded, even Jesus was challenged in the
> desert.
> 
> >I have had enough of the mud slinging.
> >Oh, I think your address should be restored, regardless.
> >Did you know you can remove GPL from your work, but you can not take >back
> >what is out there now?
> 
> YYYAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY! Nah I like whats out there, cue X files theme...
> 
> ---
> Dean, prefers Quorn Pat'e. ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Need a new email address that people can remember
> Check out the new EudoraMail at
> http://www.eudoramail.com
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