Linux World domination (was Re: [NCLUG] PC for Linux (Ubuntu))

[James DeWitt]

John,

Please do not post in anger.

Thanks,
James




On Thursday 18 September 2008 10:48:31 pm John L. Bass wrote:
> Stop trolling Brent ... we clearly have several here saying that a
> software author does not have a right to make a living/profit from his
> creative works. That is the issue addressed quoted below.
>
> I fully understand GPL and copyright ... as you do, that isn't the issue
> at hand. The issue, is the ability of independent self employed software
> authors to profit from their work by selling proprietary software that
> is not open source, as well as corporations and other business that
> employ software authors.
>
> That is one of the core rights of copyright, world wide.
>
> Cease the personal attacks and name calling ... it degrades this list.
>
> John
>
> Brett Johnson wrote:
> > On Thu, 2008-09-18 at 18:02 -0600, John L. Bass wrote:
> >> A programmer is an author, and should have the rights of any other
> >> author ... removing the rights of software authors, is just the first
> >> step of removing the rights from all authors, artists, and other
> >> creative people to remove their right of ownership, and right to make
> >> a living from their own creativity.
> >
> > John, Is that a troll, or are you really so ignorant about how the GPL
> > works, that you think it involves the author somehow giving up their
> > "rights" to the code they wrote?  GPL != Public Domain (where the author
> > does, in fact, give up his/her copyrights).  The GPL depends heavily on
> > the author retaining *all* his/her rights granted under copyright law.
> > If the author did not retain those rights, the GPL would not be legally
> > binding in any way.  All the GPL does, is grant *others* additional
> > rights to use my copyrighted code in specific ways, and under specific
> > restrictions that ensure my rights and wishes (as author) are respected.
>
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