Re: Documentation Standards was Re: [ox-en] UserLinux
- From: Raj Mathur <raju linux-delhi.org>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:35:26 +0530
"Martin" == Martin Hardie <auskadi tvcabo.co.mz> writes:
Martin> On Tuesday 09 December 2003 05:14, Raj Mathur wrote:
>> The notion of proprietary information has only been around a
>> hundred years or so (I'm no historian). Before that all art,
>> music, technology and writing was free as in freedom.
Martin> oh come on Raj Proprietary as in copyright has beena round
Martin> for about 400 plus years and even ebfore hat it might not
Martin> have been proprietary/copyright but it was controlled
Martin> always
Copyright actually has nothing to do with freedom. GPL programs are
copyrighted too -- the issue of freedom only comes up when the rights
to disseminate are restricted.
Martin> but people still persist in this free as in freedom stuff
Martin> free as in freedom as in the us means being able to
Martin> innovate to profit, contract and make and sell property
You're forgetting that there are restrictions on the means by which
one may profit and contract; if the means of garnering profit is
deemed to be anti-social (e.g. stealing your neighbours car or
hoarding fuel in a time of national shortage) then it is just not
permitted.
Hoarding information in today's environment is, IMO, as anti-social as
hoarding fuel during war; it should be as illegal too.
Martin> Can we move beyond the mantras of the high priests?
Sure, awaiting your proposal for action.
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