WB discussion and war

[Bruce]

Add one to the list that *get's it*
Bruce


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Wright" <krwright at wankel.net>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: WB discussion and war


> OK, I don't believe I've ever posted to this list before, but I think
> this is important enough to come out of hiding.
> I'm learning a lot from this list. I'm only a fringe electronics
> hobbyist, so a lot of this stuff is new and different, and I haven't
> been able to contribute so far.
> I think the core issue here is that if dishonest jackasses continue
> to try to make a profit off of the group's work, nobody's going to
> contribute any more. It's a self-defeating action: you exploit a
> groups produce, and the group's going to stop producing.
> The thieves justify their profit by claiming that they are just being
> compensated for their time; well, what about the creator's time?
> *They're* not making a profit. They're not even breaking even. Some
> of them have money as well as time invested in the project. What
> about them.
> Stop it with the rationalization. It doesn't matter if the EULA is
> legally enforceable or not; the specific language doesn't matter. The
> spirit of the agreement is what matters, and if you don't understand
> that spirit, you need to leave. Lawyers may argue about the letter of
> the law, but an intelligent man should understand the spirit in which
> it was intended. That spirit and intent has been made clear on this
> list many times in just the short time that I've been on it.
> How difficult is it to understand "You will not derive any profit
> from this list's produce"?
>
> Sorry for the length, I'm not as facile in expressing myself as I wish I
was.:)
> --
> Kevin Wright


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