From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Jan 14 8: 2:30 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F01437B405 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:02:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA23195; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:02:12 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20020114090101.01ef77c0@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:02:04 -0700 To: Ryan Thompson , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: GPL and AI In-Reply-To: <20020114001636.P3656-100000@catalyst.sasknow.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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 At 11:34 PM 1/13/2002, Ryan Thompson wrote: >Suppose that, in the making of an artificially intelligent sentient >being, one incorporated or extended GPL-protected software components. >Suppose, as well, that this being was sufficiently advanced to be >classified as a life form, for whatever definition of "life form" >seems convenient to your argument. > >Would the new life form be restricted by the GPL? Would its own rights >have any bearing? > >If the new life form had intimate relations with another AI licensed >under, say, a BSD-style license, without protection, would the other >AI necessarily become infected with GPL? RMS, as High Priest, would doubtless prohibit intermarriage so as to keep the race pure. ;-) --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message