Re: GS Icon file Verifier released

[invid@mich.com (Joshua M. Thompson)]

Nathan Mates (nathan@parka.winternet.com) wrote:

:    So fragging what? If the author chooses to do so, it's the author's
: perogative. Just because you may feel superior to the author does
: NOT give you the right to do anything to the author's rights.

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.

:    Ummm, you seem to be claiming that your site has the right to hold
: anything you damn well feel like. Wrongola. Your site has the right to
: hold anything that the authors allowed. The author's rights are far
: superior to any archivers'.

I _don't_ make that claim. Stop putting words in my mouth. You seem to warp
reality like some sort of singularity.

Also, make _sure_ you have no references to anything I've ever written or
participated in writing on your web page. In fact, I don't even want any
_references_ to the stuff. That includes Future Vision and METAL (since I
wrote the original METAL GS modem driver, GS VMH driver, and a few other
bits here and there). Does that seem silly to you? Too bad, I have the right
according to you.

:    If you felt that copyrighted software was stupid in general, that
: would not give you the right to put Windoze 95 on your site for
: everyone to grab. Why? The author's rights say that that's not
: permitted. There is no slippery slope where there is the ability to
: override the author's explicit wishes in some cases, but not in
: others.

Bullshit Nathan. Absolute bullshit. if I put Windows '95 up on my site, then
I'm clearly causing harm to the author (Microsoft) by taking away potential
sales (as to why anyone would buy such a thing is a whole 'nother discussion).
Also MS isn't saying "well everyone can give it out for free _except_ xxxx."
We're talking a _freeware_ product here that's specifically being kept from
one person because you happen to disagree with that person's views.

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.

: [By the way, go rewatch _Divided Loyalties_ from your B5 collection.
: It'll explain more of the quote, and why you are a perfect match]

I'm not a TV addict that tapes every episode. Sorry.

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