From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FvcMz-0007Bw-Rb for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:54:26 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k5SFppnN010677; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:51:51 GMT Received: from smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.26]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5SFk3qD010046 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:46:03 GMT Received: from [192.168.1.38] (h88211150205.dsl.speedlinq.nl [88.211.150.205]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5SFk26d079695 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:46:02 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mivz@alpha.spugium.net) Message-ID: <44A2A421.1080507@alpha.spugium.net> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:45:37 +0200 From: Mivz User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (X11/20060607) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] GPL and Source code providing References: <44A24A29.2080402@alpha.spugium.net> <20060628133332.1033f464@c1358217.kevquinn.com> <44A2921A.9030606@alpha.spugium.net> <44A29612.3030609@gentoo.org> <44A29DC2.4030608@alpha.spugium.net> <44A2A173.3000306@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <44A2A173.3000306@gentoo.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-Archives-Salt: 79d9ae2f-e3af-42bf-a464-5f15a5324672 X-Archives-Hash: 1ebce0d90d81de03a87d1cb099bf2302 Mike Doty wrote: > Mivz wrote: >>> Mike Doty wrote: >>>> Mivz wrote: >>>>>> Then I have got this one question, I don't need a answer too. >>>>>> >>>>>> How free is free software if you need a lawyer and a expensive server >>>>>> just to be able to publish your addition under your own name? >>>>>> >>>> Very free. There are many project sites that will host your content if >>>> you have it under a GPL or similar license. Similarly, as long as you >>>> provide the source, you satisfy the main point of GPL. Thousands of >>>> projects do exactly this without any input from a lawyer. >>>> >>> But then it's still 'free beer', and not 'freedom'. I still can not >>> write a patch and make a cd with the patch applied to give to my mum and >>> my friends, without the risk of my intelligence being stolen and abused. >>> Or I have to go through the hassle of finding a provider, which of >>> course needs attention too. >>> >>> > Then you miss the entire point of GPL. You "own" your code, but if you > derive it from something that is GPL, then you must comply with the GPL. > The GPL exists to protect the author from what you're trying to do. > Your statement also goes against the whole concept of free software. > you've learned and benefited from all of our work, yet you don't want to > contribute? It's very selfish and childish. With stolen or abuse I do not mean just used. I mean stolen and abused as you would consider GPL licensed software stolen or abused. -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list