brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) (02/06/89)
From my README file for "rn." Rn Kit, Version 4.3 Copyright (c) 1985, Larry Wall You may copy the rn kit in whole or in part as long as you don't try to make money off it, or pretend that you wrote it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other than the part I added about wanting to have the power to remove the group from sites where people are trying to libel me and ruin my life, this is essentially the same thing I am saying. (The other difference, a compilation copyright vs. a software copyright.) I hope you will now all denounce this evil "rn" program and refuse to forward it or use it until this viscious, restrictive copyright licence is removed. 8-) And thank you, Larry, for a great piece of software and a fine contribution to the net. -- Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. -- Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473
dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer) (02/12/89)
In article <2728@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes: >From my README file for "rn." > > Rn Kit, Version 4.3 > > Copyright (c) 1985, Larry Wall > >You may copy the rn kit in whole or in part as long as you don't try to >make money off it, or pretend that you wrote it. >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Other than the part I added about wanting to have the power to remove the >group from sites where people are trying to libel me and ruin my life, this >is essentially the same thing I am saying. (The other difference, a >compilation copyright vs. a software copyright.) And that is what I, for one, am objecting to. (Plus the little bit about only allowing a site to retain r.h.f for two months -- a restriction that I can't be sure of not violating.) However, you didn't restrict it to people who were trying to libel you -- if you are going to let the legal Genie out of the lamp, you'd better be precise. Here is my suggestion for a compilation copyright for r.h.f: You may copy rec.humor.funny, in whole or in part as long as you don't try to make money off it, or pretend that you compiled it. I wouldn't object to that. -- _____________________________________________________________________________ __ _ _ _ David Messer - Lynx Data Systems / ) / ' ) ) ) dave@Lynx.MN.Org -or- / / __. , __o __/ / / / _ _ _ _ __ ...{amdahl,hpda}!bungia! /__/_(_/|_\\/ <__(_/_ / ' (_</_/_)_/_)_</_/ (_ viper!dave