In response to off-band inquiries... On Jan 5, 2008 4:41 PM, Alexander Terekhov <alexander.terekhov@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jan 4, 2008 11:41 PM, Paul de ... else > instead. And some of them also pay a fee. > ------- regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 5 2008 - 12:27

... so permissive that to relicence it under the GNU GPL is permitted." This doesn't seem to be a smart idea on your part because it makes BSDL-like permissive licensed code without sublicense grant totally GPL incompatible! regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 4 2008 - 09:18

... . Based on this claim, I suggested that he name a repository for the same, "Free Software Foundation". Had I known that "free as air" meant something else altogether, our misunderstanding would have been avoided." TIA. regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 4 2008 - 12:25

... visit them, and if I am there for a few days they are happy to do things like pay for my food, and they pay for me to go there, because otherwise I would go somewhere else instead. And some of them also pay a fee. ------- regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 5 2008 - 11:41

... "National Association for Free Software", aren't you? A kind of fsf er.. fsa.pt (National) guy. No? http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=pt_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fansol.org%2ffilosofia Peace out. regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 5 2008 - 14:52

... Collect donations from your gullible worshipers and venture forth to all the countries of the world and sample the lavish food and wine whilst delivering the word. And Richard grew fat and happy during all his days. :-) regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 5 2008 - 17:52

... WIN if you use LOSEdows), right? > use one regularly, but I see nothing wrong in using someone else's > Windows machine for a few minutes. Wow. Nice to know that you can sustain a few minutes of nonfreedom, irregularly. regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 6 2008 - 07:52

... fee in order to use the software. They can copy the program from a friend who has a copy, or with the help of a friend who has network access." That is kind of against buying software from developers, don't you think? regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 7 2008 - 09:05

... a co-owner with the artist of some of the elements. The court found that the architect could not grant a sub-license to the developer because a non-exclusive license could not be sub-licensed. ... 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8366. regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 7 2008 - 15:20

... ] "Thus the GPL propagates from user to user and revision to revision: neither the original author, nor any creator of a revised or improved version, may charge for the software or allow any successor to charge." regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 8 2008 - 16:49

... . VOL. I. BY LYSANDER SPOONER. BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY BELA MARSH, 15 FRANKLIN STREET. 1855.) See also http://www.charvolant.org/~doug/gpl/gpl.pdf (Why Not Use the GPL? Thoughts on Free and Open-Source Software) Hth. regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 8 2008 - 16:12

... . http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Market "It is misleading to describe the users of free software, or the software users in general, as a "market". This is not to say we're against markets." :-) regards, alexander.

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 8 2008 - 22:13

... AFC Test) See also http://digital-law-online.info/lpdi1.0/treatise27.html (VI.D.4. Derivative Works and Compilations) regards, alexander. P.S. HOUSE REPORT NO. 94-1476: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:H.R._Rep._No._94-1476 ----- ...

openbsd-misc - Alexander Terekhov - Jan 12 2008 - 10:23