From c80f28ad7b95e525c0ace002a47568fe895f2791 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Marble Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 10:45:54 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] tmarble-on-sflc formatting (bis) --- .../is-slfc-shooting-open-source-in-the-foot.mdwn | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/tmarble/posts/is-slfc-shooting-open-source-in-the-foot.mdwn b/tmarble/posts/is-slfc-shooting-open-source-in-the-foot.mdwn index 39375b4..a72334c 100644 --- a/tmarble/posts/is-slfc-shooting-open-source-in-the-foot.mdwn +++ b/tmarble/posts/is-slfc-shooting-open-source-in-the-foot.mdwn @@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ make open source possible. It's the free software license which uses copyright to *enable* sharing (vs. the default of *disabling* sharing). +
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-Open Source Licenses +Open Source Licenses +
And so I have appreciated many of the writings and speeches from SFLC on the mechanisms of software freedom. I was @@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ court that the "you know, the software license was really about the spirit of sharing and that means we are allowed to use it -- and not be held to the pesky details as written in the license". -A lawyer I respect called this out: ["Equity" has no place in US law"][pchestek-on-sflc]. The point is that for lawyers software licenses work because +A lawyer I respect called this out: ["Equity" has no place in US law][pchestek-on-sflc]. The point is that for lawyers software licenses work because they have clear, written rules to guarantee the spirit is upheld; but spirit doesn't work in front of a judge -- clear rules do. @@ -59,9 +62,13 @@ of the license". Especially given the earlier comment which clearly states "[the combination] is inconsistent with the literal meaning of GPLv2 section 2(b)." +
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-The entire *raison d'être* for open source software licenses +The entire [*raison d'être*][raison] for open source software licenses was so that developers (and users) would have clarity and wouldn't have to *ask permission* to use the software!!! @@ -99,3 +106,4 @@ source software in general? [pchestek-on-sflc]: https://twitter.com/pchestek/status/703704091227246593 [sflc-990-2013]: http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/412/412165986/412165986_201401_990.pdf [emacsen-on-sflc]: http://blog.emacsen.net/blog/2016/02/28/why-is-sflc-siding-with-oracle-over-linux-developers/ +[raison]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raison_d'%C3%AAtre -- 2.43.0