From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniele Nicolodi Subject: Re: Org-mode exporters licensing Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:02:52 +0200 Message-ID: <55B6724C.4040509@grinta.net> References: <87io962fdz.fsf@mbork.pl> <87a8uigff8.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <87a8ui2cxl.fsf@mbork.pl> <87twsqeyku.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <87r3ntvmuq.fsf@mbork.pl> <55B62153.4070904@grinta.net> <87d1zdv6o2.fsf@mbork.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57398) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJmjc-00010Q-5j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:02:50 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJmjX-0006IX-Rw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:02:44 -0400 Received: from zed.grinta.net ([109.74.203.128]:47807) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJmjX-0006I9-GY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:02:39 -0400 Received: from macbook-nicolodi.obspm.fr (macbook-nicolodi.obspm.fr [145.238.204.178]) (Authenticated sender: daniele) by zed.grinta.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1C431600C for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:02:38 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <87d1zdv6o2.fsf@mbork.pl> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 27/07/15 19:42, Marcin Borkowski wrote: > That I've already learned. OTOH, one of the reasons to use PD might be > that I explicitly state that I object the legal system I live in. (Mind > you: I'm not an anarchist, and I'm very far from that. But this system > is almost unbearable.) This statement confirms that you do not really understand what you are talking about: as you cannot renounce your copy rights, you cannot place something in the public domain. If you do not release your work with an explicit license, the default copyright protection law applies and this means (in all jurisdictions I know about) that you reserve all rights to yourself: none can use your code, and probably not even look at it. >> Other than this I would recommend you to refrain from harsh comments on >> a matter on which you hold strong ideas but weak knowledge (as most of >> this thread demonstrates). Especially if your positions seem detrimental >> of the Copyleft model, and you are asking for help in a mailing-list >> devoted to a very successful Copyleft program. > > Well, as I mentioned earlier, my knowledge is less and less weak, also > thanks to your explanations. OTOH, the more I know about these issues, > the more I dislike the status quo, and the more harsh my opinions about > GPL in particular are. (It is not a secret that I am very critical of > the GPL and of the FSF. Still, as I said before, I'm very hesitant > about explicitly breaking their rules.) You are free to think whatever you want. However, using software released under the GPL (and profiting of the freedom that the GPL guarantees you) is not very coherent with your position. Cheers, Daniele