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[DotGNU]Re: Open Content Network: Free Software P2P
From: |
Seth Johnson |
Subject: |
[DotGNU]Re: Open Content Network: Free Software P2P |
Date: |
Thu, 30 May 2002 07:34:24 -0400 |
Good point! :-)
(Forwarded from DotGNU Developers list,
address@hidden -- Seth)
Barry Fitzgerald wrote:
>
> Seth Johnson wrote:
> >
> > Not sure whether this is free software, actually. Couldn't
> > find the terms on web site.
> >
>
> If they're smart, they'll Free the code and put it under
> the GNU GPL.
>
> Not doing so (aka becoming a singular point of
> distribution for their software) makes them a perfect
> target for the MPAA/RIAA.
>
> Think about it, sue the company -- forcing them to recall
> all of their licenses as part of the remediation. Then
> anyone who even has the software is doing so illegally.
>
> Putting the software under the GNU GPL (or, really, any
> Free Software license) may not take their names out of it
> but it would reduce the chances of their being sued for
> this because the effectiveness of suing them would be
> considerably (majorly) diminished.
>
> What I'm getting at is that people seem to think that
> just being a non-centralized p2p solution is enough.
> It's not. It has to be Free Software as well in order to
> effectively meet their goals.
>
> -Barry
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- [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P, Seth Johnson, 2002/05/29
- [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P, Daniel Carrera, 2002/05/30
- `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P), S11001001, 2002/05/30
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P), Adam Theo, 2002/05/30
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P), S11001001, 2002/05/30
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P), Gopal V, 2002/05/30
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P), Adam Theo, 2002/05/30
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open ContentNetwork: Free Software P2P), Seth Johnson, 2002/05/31
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P), David Sugar, 2002/05/31
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P), Daniel E Baumann, 2002/05/31
Re: [DotGNU]Open Content Network: Free Software P2P, Gopal V, 2002/05/30