From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269954AbTGZUz2 (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:55:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269964AbTGZUz1 (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:55:27 -0400 Received: from filesrv1.baby-dragons.com ([199.33.245.55]:31623 "EHLO filesrv1.baby-dragons.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269954AbTGZUzV (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:55:21 -0400 Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:08:54 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" To: Larry McVoy cc: Leandro Guimar?es Faria Corsetti Dutra , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Switching to the OSL License, in a dual way. In-Reply-To: <20030726200105.GA26271@work.bitmover.com> Message-ID: References: <20030724215744.GA7777@work.bitmover.com> <20030726192322.GA24865@work.bitmover.com> <20030726200105.GA26271@work.bitmover.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hell Larry , On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, Larry McVoy wrote: > On Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 09:46:28PM +0200, Leandro Guimar?es Faria Corsetti Dutra wrote: > > No. Reverse engineering is first a way of learning, then a > > safeguard... > It's not clear to me that you have the right to learn how something > works if the producer of that something doesn't want you to learn it. > You seem to think differently, the laws don't seem to agree with you. Hmmmpphh , Try & stop me from reverse engineering your new invention , The lever ! I or Anyone may recreate something as long as I do not sell it OR re-/distibute to others . at least in the US I sure can . JimL -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS | | Network Engineer | P.O. Box 854 | Give me Linux | | babydr@baby-dragons.com | Coudersport PA 16915 | only on AXP | +------------------------------------------------------------------+