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rms@1407.org claiming "licenses aren't contracts" and that...
user name
2007-10-18 12:43:12
(Subject changed: back on "license-discuss"
topicality  )

http://pt
.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Licen%C3%A7a_de_software_li
vre&diff=cur&oldid=7241703

"Em outras palavras, uma licença de software livre é um
contrato que
garante aos usuários de um software livre a permissão para
remover
qualquer aspecto de propriedade intelectual do software que,
caso
contrário, descaracterizaria sua condição de software
livre."

http://ba
belfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr

"In other words, a license of free software is a
contract that
guarantees to the users of a free software the permission to
remove
any aspect of copyright of the software that, in case that
contrary,
would deprive of characteristics its condition of free
software."

is (well, now actually was) <quote> actually so
factually wrong that
it can only have been written by people who are agains Free
Software,
and want to spread disinformation. </quote>

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-mi
sc-discuss/2007-10/msg00100.html

And so he quickly patched it. 

While refusing to give any comments when confronted with

http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Horn/99/RTCOMP.h
tm

may I note.

regards,
alexander.

--
"To show the falsity of 'PJ''s claims, in most cases I
need look no further
than Groklaw itself. 'PJ' wants more journalists to use the
site as a
resource, so I'll do just that. Below are excerpts from my
story that 'PJ'
says are incorrect, followed by 'PJ''s characterization of
them, and my
response -- at times taken directly from Groklaw."

Re: rms@1407.org claiming "licenses aren't contracts" and that... [was: Re: Microsoft claiming...
user name
2007-10-18 13:08:22
Hi Alexander,

On Oct 18, 2007, at 10:43 AM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> (Subject changed: back on "license-discuss"
topicality  )

I'm sorry, I honestly don't see how this in
"on-topic".  Please email  
me directly so we can sort this out.

-- Ernie P.
OSI Board Observer


>
>
> http://pt
.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Licen%C3%A7a_de_software_li
vre&diff=cur&oldid=7241703
>
> "Em outras palavras, uma licença de software livre
é um contrato que
> garante aos usuários de um software livre a permissão
para remover
> qualquer aspecto de propriedade intelectual do software
que, caso
> contrário, descaracterizaria sua condição de software
livre."
>
> http://ba
belfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr
>
> "In other words, a license of free software is a
contract that
> guarantees to the users of a free software the
permission to remove
> any aspect of copyright of the software that, in case
that contrary,
> would deprive of characteristics its condition of free
software."
>
> is (well, now actually was) <quote> actually so
factually wrong that
> it can only have been written by people who are agains
Free Software,
> and want to spread disinformation. </quote>
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-mi
sc-discuss/2007-10/msg00100.html
>
> And so he quickly patched it. 
>
> While refusing to give any comments when confronted
with
>
> http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Horn/99/RTCOMP.h
tm
>
> may I note.
>
> regards,
> alexander.
>
> --
> "To show the falsity of 'PJ''s claims, in most
cases I need look no  
> further
> than Groklaw itself. 'PJ' wants more journalists to use
the site as a
> resource, so I'll do just that. Below are excerpts from
my story  
> that 'PJ'
> says are incorrect, followed by 'PJ''s characterization
of them, and  
> my
> response -- at times taken directly from
Groklaw."


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