Re: GS Icon file Verifier released

[rder@pro-palmtree.cts.com (Richard Der)]

nathan@parka.winternet.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:
>Joshua M. Thompson <invid@mich.com> wrote:
>>I _never_ said I was "superior to the author." _YOU_ seem to be the
>>bible-spouting self-proclaimed ruler of csa2 here, not me. Why it is
>>that you seem to like to put words in other people's mouths and
>>distort what they say is beyond me.
>
>   And as to why I said you feel superior to the author is this: you
>disagree with my restricting distribution from _your_ machines, and
>you said earlier in this thread that you'd allow it to be posted
>there. You further said it might take a lawsuit to try and pry it off
>the 1wsw site had Charles Turley decided to keep it there. In
>disregarding that authors's rights as less than that of yours, as the
>maintainers, you are sure putting on an air of superiority.
 
I don't know if that's a valid perception. He seemed to be saying
that he didn't believe the copyright law allowed you to restrict
distribution to one person just to annoy that person. His reason
was that he believed that the copyright law was not intended to do
this. A lawsuit ruled in his favor would then clarify the intent of
the law: you would not be able to restrict the software from 1WSW
and the law was not intended to grant this right.
 
This is his belief. It dosn't mean he feels superior.
 
Too bad there won't be a court case to test who is right for sure.
 
 
>>And by the way, exactly what did you hope to accomplish with that
>>little clause in your README file? All it seems to have done is prove
>>that you really are childish beyond words.
>
>   Get used to it. Other releases soon from others may start sporting
>that line. Programmers have rights, and we might as well start
>exercising them. Your feelings on the action mean absolutely nothing.
>Freeware means "I am letting you use this program for free," nothing
>more. It is still copy_right_ed, allowing the author to do what they
>want with distribution limits. Had it been public domain, then you'd
>have a case.
 
What do you hope to accomplish, though? It may have nothing to do
with whether you can or can't restrict, but it is a valid question.


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