WB discussion and war

[Bruce]

It's still a shame that *men* just can't be taken at their word.
Bruce




From: "Arnaud Westenberg" <arnaud at wanadoo.nl>
Subject: Re: WB discussion and war
> Bruce wrote:
> > As long as someone is going to try and ruin the list's work then it's 
> > list traffic.
> I agree.
> Although I haven't contributed to this list, and this may take a while 
> as well, I think I do have the right to express my opinions.
> It is of paramount importance that people can distribute and share their 
> work without having to worry about people violating the EUA, NOT even 
> for 5$!!! You can NOT interpret the EUA as you see fit, just because in 
> your opinion it's a small violation. Bruce is right, these kind of 
> violations will kill new initiatives (and obviously have done already).
> I also agree on Brian's statements about the GNU license. The goal of 
> the GNU license was not only to distribute free (as in speach) software 
> but to protect the author as well.
> Just thinking out load; why doesn't the list get organized? Some members 
> could design a bunch of licenses, at a powwow or something, each with 
> different rights/restrictions. IANAL, but I'm sure there are list 
> members who know one and who might be willing to review the licenses. 
> You could also use the several free software licenses as a template.
> An example of a derived hardware license can be found here:
> http://www.simputer.org/simputer/license/sgplv1.3.php
> Each contributer now has a license wich he can apply to his work as he 
> sees fit and he doesn't have to worry about the license being violated 
> .... or does he?
> Obviously these licenses still would have to be enforced. For starters, 
> the violator should be thrown off the list. I know he'll resubscribe 
> under a different name, but doing nothing is worse IMO. You could also 
> transfer a certain percentage of group buys to a fund for the financial 
> aspect of the enforcement. Raise money as soon as there has been a 
> reported violation. I'm sure with an established set of licenses the 
> enforcement can be organized as well. Besides, the Free Software 
> Foundation and alike are likely willing to offer advice in these cases.
> Sharing over the internet is beautiful. Protecting yourself from these 
> kind of AUE violations remains your own responsibility however.
> $0.02 worth of thoughts....
> Arnaud


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