From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Nov 4 16:33:19 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA22210 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:33:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA22203 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:33:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id KAA16235; Wed, 5 Nov 1997 10:55:42 +1030 (CST) Message-ID: <19971105105542.14468@lemis.com> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 10:55:42 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Terry Lambert Cc: gdk@ccomp.inode.COM, jkh@time.cdrom.COM, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mv /usr/src/games /dev/null - any objections? References: <19971104112409.54867@lemis.com> <199711042349.QAA25437@usr02.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <199711042349.QAA25437@usr02.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Tue, Nov 04, 1997 at 11:49:06PM +0000 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, Nov 04, 1997 at 11:49:06PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: >>> I can understand how mixing high-priced corporate lawyers with >>> public-domain source code can drive you beyond frustration into >>> the Great Beyond, but scrapping all of the games seems a bit ham >>> handed. Why not send any questionable source code to the >>> corporations in question, and let them make all of thier >>> objections at once? >> >> How do you know which corporations are in question? > > They mumble at you like they mumbled at Jordan, and they're in > your competition space. That's like saying you can find bugs in code because they cause SIGSEGVs. > Doesn't Walnut Creek or FreeBSD, Inc. have a lawyer on retainer > who is at least willing to test the water with an "Apple vs. Apple" > citation in a response letter? I don't know, but I'm sure he would want money on a per-case basis. Are you prepared to front it up? I agree with Jordan that we want to avoid legal hassles wherever possible. I get the impression that he's going overboard in throwing out all games, but I don't care too much, especially if they're available as ports. Greg