Re: [OctDev] low level I/O (GPIB, USBTMC, VXI11)

[Sergei Steshenko]

----- Original Message -----
> From: Julien Salort <address@hidden>
> To: Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden; "address@hidden Help" <address@hidden>; "address@hidden" 
> <address@hidden>
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 11:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [OctDev] low level I/O (GPIB, USBTMC, VXI11)
> 
> Le 25 nov. 2012 à 19:30, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <address@hidden> a 
> écrit :
> 
>>  On 25 November 2012 06:15, Julien Salort <address@hidden> 
> wrote:
>>>  Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso
>>>  <address@hidden> writes:
>>> 
>>>>  I've never been clear if this is really ok, but it seems to be 
> a
>>>>  common interpretation.
>>> 
>>>  Fine.
>>>  But then, why did you encourage me publicly, on Feb. 8th, to publish 
> the
>>>  sources ?
>>>  In case you don't remember, here is a link to the thread, entitled 
> "Data
>>>  Acquisition with Octave":
>>>  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.octave.devel/6512/focus=39562
>>> 
>>>  Personally, I was very reluctant to publish the sources because I 
> feared
>>>  there would be a legal issue. You are one of the people who convinced 
> me
>>>  that it is ok and that I should publish the source anyway.
>> 
>>  I'm sorry. I made a mistake. I misunderstood the GPL. I got
>>  uncomfortable with now how there is Octave code that is meant to be
>>  linked to non-free libraries, so I asked again, and it seems I was
>>  wrong about it.
>> 
>>  Please unpublish this code.
> 
> Done.
> _______________________________________________


I am wondering what is more amusing:

1) a puppy or a kitten trying to catch its own tail;
2) a cat chasing laser pointer light spot on a wall or a floor;
3) GPL proponents shooting themselves in the foot.

Regards,
  Sergei.