From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Feb 21 7:23:26 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B953037B401 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:23:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from blue.dls.net (blue.dls.net [209.242.10.156]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0197343FB1 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:23:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from emailrob@emailrob.com) Received: from emailrob.com (061-dls801.dls.net [216.145.235.61]) by blue.dls.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4AEA1202FF; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:23:19 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <3E564549.2DCD3E1F@emailrob.com> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:27:05 -0600 From: rob spellberg X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Stacy Olivas Subject: was this really necessary? [ was Re: The FreeBSD Jive Copyright ] References: <00bc01c2d93e$452d1f60$0502000a@sentinel> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Stacy Olivas wrote: > > Just for s&g, I can the COPYRIGHT file thru the jive > > filter: > > Try running the GPL thru it.. It's meaning becomes all > the more clearer. ;) (Sorry, I was totally bored and couldn't > sleep..) as i look back on decisions i have made in my life, i sometimes find that they can only be explained by resorting to the phrase: "it seemed like a good idea at the time." my strongly libertarian bent compels me to state that if you want to circulate this sort of thing --privately-- among like-minded persons, then go ahead; SCOTUS-considered concepts like "inciting a panic" and "fighting words" notwithstanding. however, i question the appropriateness of posting this type of your humor [ fsdo humor ] on a public forum such as -chat. my concerns are several [ in no particular order of importance ]: a] the accusation "elitist" has been discussed extensively and has recently appeared in another topic. this one is bad enough; do we want any others? b] this now goes into the archives, where, imho, it takes on the characteristics of a bomb with a delayed action fuse. because the subject line includes "copyright", a person researching things like licensing, etc., may find this. this type of person usually has a legal mindset [ at least, partially ]. a fraction of this group of people are, what i call, "professional plaintiffs". they look for opportunities to be offended so that they can then play "lawsuit lottery". these people are not to be encouraged. c] related to [b], a person with decision-making authority may decide that prudence requires the removal of this entire thread from the archive. personally, i do not know if the precedent exists, but it is a dangerous one to set, even when the original reason is considered "good", which it usually is. precedents tend to be invoked. iirc, you are held in high regard by, at least, some on this list for other reasons, technical or organizational. i don't remember exactly, i will have to research this point. i could be wrong, but i don't think this enhances your CV. rob spellberg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message