Re: Honest does not pay here ...

jw schultz (jw@pegasys.ws)
Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:18:20 -0800


On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 12:29:16PM -0800, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> Please list the files and functions you claim, under this decision.
> If you are the sole copyright holder of a file it is clean and clear.
> If you are not then you have a problem to settle with the joint owners.
> I will ignore your claim on shared copyrights until you have a settlement,
> if all persons holding copyright ownership agree with you then ...
>
> How soon will there be a patch-war for everyone to stake a claim, and
> screw the pooch ?

Andre, you just made the point i've been thinking of for
some time. Let the people who object to having an interface
for binary-only modules stake out their code. If you have
no code you have no legal standing. Identify what code you
won't allow the binary modules to use.

I'm a lurker here. I just don't feel very itchy. But if
someone actually declares needed code off-limits for the
binary modules i and others could very quickly develop
serious itches to scratch. The patch-war will be people
replacing code belonging to the extremists.

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