Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 05:53:48 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> Cc: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de>, Donald Burr <dburr@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/audio/opennap - Imported sources Message-ID: <200007291253.FAA55910@netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: Message from "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> of "Sat, 29 Jul 2000 08:34:54 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007290832060.29172-100000@earth.causticlabs.com>
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"Chris D. Faulhaber" wrote: > On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Alexander Langer wrote: > > > Thus spake Donald Burr (dburr@FreeBSD.org): > > > > > New port audio/opennap, an open source Napster(tm) server. > > > > Won't this make legal problems in regard to the latest decisions on > > Napster(,Inc)? > > > > It is up to the installee to determine what the legal ramification by > using this software in their part of the world. Remember: tools, not > policy :) That's funny.. I seem to recall napster saying pretty much the exact same thing and look at them in court over the last few months... IMHO, on one hand there is user responsibility, but on the other hand there is begging for trouble... This feels to me a bit like waving a red flag at a bull. Lawyers may not be interested in us personally, but they can go for people loaning us hardware, mail relay machines, cvsup servers, etc. If freebsd.org lost its connectivity due to sponsors bailing out because of legal pressure (remember tetris anyone?).. I hate to think.. Cheers, -Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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