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Wesley J. Landaker | 6 May 2007 18:38
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Re: Debian policy on copyright

On Wednesday 02 May 2007 12:40:58 Joey Hess wrote:
> Another way to look at this problem is the question of whether this
> program violates copyright:
>
> for int x in 0 .. inf; do print x; done
>
> I claim that it does not, even though it will eventually output the
> HD-DVD key, and much later, the complete works of shakesphere, last
> week's episode of Lost, etc.

I'd be more interesting if it would output NEXT week's episode. In 16:9 w/ 
subtitles, please. Before next week, preferably. =)

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Celejar | 6 May 2007 20:57
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Re: Debian policy on copyright

On Sun, 6 May 2007 10:38:38 -0600
"Wesley J. Landaker" <wjl <at> icecavern.net> wrote:

> On Wednesday 02 May 2007 12:40:58 Joey Hess wrote:
> > Another way to look at this problem is the question of whether this
> > program violates copyright:
> >
> > for int x in 0 .. inf; do print x; done
> >
> > I claim that it does not, even though it will eventually output the
> > HD-DVD key, and much later, the complete works of shakesphere, last
> > week's episode of Lost, etc.
> 
> I'd be more interesting if it would output NEXT week's episode. In 16:9 w/ 
> subtitles, please. Before next week, preferably. =)

It's really no problem at all; just throw enough (parallel) processors
at Joey's code.

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Felipe Sateler | 6 May 2007 21:13
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Re: Copyright issues GPL-PHP license

Neil Williams wrote:

>  Just because you can, does not mean you should.

And that is a fact of life.

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Jeroen van Wolffelaar | 8 May 2007 16:23
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Fwd: Debian development

----- Forwarded message from <xxx <at> example.com> -----

From: <xxx <at> example.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 13:34:27 +0100
To: team <at> forums.debian.n
Subject: Debian development

   Hello,

   Do debian still operate the recent scheme whereby developers doing work on
   the
   Debian distribution/code would be paid.

   If so I would like to be considered for this.

   Details about me can be found at foo.example.com

   Regards.

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Simon Richter | 8 May 2007 17:09
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Re: Fwd: Debian development

Hello,

>    Do debian still operate the recent scheme whereby developers doing work on
>    the
>    Debian distribution/code would be paid.

Can I volunteer for the facepalm army?

    Simon
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Pierre Habouzit | 10 May 2007 21:08
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Re: A question to the Debian community ...

On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 08:39:06PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 09:33:13AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > MJ Ray <mjr <at> phonecoop.coop> writes:
> > 
> > > I contacted Sven Luther directly with an offer to start a GR to rescind
> > > the decision and optionally do some other stuff.  I've seen no reply.
> > 
> > > The offer stands and now the problem resurfaces, I will do something
> > > to resolve this one way or the other instead of letting this problem
> > > (endless mailing list noise) continue.  In the absence of feedback from
> > > Sven, I'll just make a guess at what's best.
> > 
> > > Any objections, comments or advice?
> > 
> > Why do you believe that a GR would do anything to resolve the endless
> > mailing list noise?  I don't see any evidence that it would, regardless of
> > the outcome.
> 
> What do you believe is causing the noise in question ?

  Definitely you.

> And what do you believe would stop it ?

  Killfile can work. Blacklist too.

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Michelle Konzack | 18 May 2007 17:59
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FW by j.hart <at> orange.nl : Re: Really annoying.

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Subject: Re: Really annoying.

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Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 05/08/07 14:17, Joe Hart wrote:
> [snip]
>> <flame>
>> Joe Hart is not worthy of being an ethicist.  Although he does have
>> strong opinions, that is exactly what they are.  I mean come on, the guy
>> isn't really running Debian.  He uses Sidux.  What kind of ethical
>> statement is that?
>> </flame>
> 
> Ethics has nothing to do with it.  He's just not manly enough to run
> Sid.
> 

Is that what it is?  Hmm, I could, but then I would be begging this list
for help all the time. ;)  Well, maybe I should do that anyway since I
do have one problem that I cannot seem to solve.
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Wesley J. Landaker | 18 May 2007 18:19
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Re: FW by j.hart <at> orange.nl : Re: Really annoying.

On Friday 18 May 2007 09:59:49 Michelle Konzack wrote:
> ----- Forwarded message from Joe Hart <j.hart <at> orange.nl> -----
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> > Why don't I run Sid?  The same reason many others run Lenny.  They are
> > afraid of Sid.  

You're in good company. Buzz, Rex, Bo, Hamm, Slinky, Potato, Woody, Sarge, 
Etch, and Lenny were all afraid of Sid too.

(Well, Woody seemed less afraid than the rest...)

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Wesley J. Landaker | 24 May 2007 00:15
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Re: (C) vs ©

On Wednesday 23 May 2007 15:27:28 Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
> And what if you have an old-fashioned typewriter. It's all very well
> saying "you must use the copyright symbol", but what if your
> golfball/daisywheel/lineprinter doesn't have it? Or like me, it isn't on
> my keyboard, and I haven't learnt how to make my keyboard produce a
> copyright symbol?

Just get a Unicode typewriter. The keyboard is a little bigger, but you'll 
get used to it.

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Martin Bähr | 26 May 2007 06:53
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Re: (C) vs ©

On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 04:15:32PM -0600, Wesley J. Landaker wrote:
> > And what if you have an old-fashioned typewriter. It's all very well
> > saying "you must use the copyright symbol", but what if your
> > golfball/daisywheel/lineprinter doesn't have it? Or like me, it isn't on
> > my keyboard, and I haven't learnt how to make my keyboard produce a
> > copyright symbol?
> Just get a Unicode typewriter. The keyboard is a little bigger, but you'll 
> get used to it.

here is an idea how it might look like:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/absurdistan/340737421/

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