GPL, GNU : Fucked

[Crunchy(Cracked)Butter]

http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/10/23/1247236

"They are attempting to convince Clarke, Chair of the President's that licensing terms such as "those in the GNU or GPL" are restrictive, preclude innovation, improvement, adoption and establishment of commercial IP rights."

I am annoyed by this and so should you be, its totally stupid and i would if i was an american get this new bill destroyed.
Its total lunacy.

[rtgwbmsr]

First the DCMA and now this shit?!

It better be shot down PDQ or I'm going to DC...

[TheQuirk]

I always thought someone would put out a bill like that.

It'll never fly. It CAN'T.

[KernelPanic]

Quirk, PM, Check.

[shuiend]

hey muffin man i live about 40 min away from DC so i would go to. As long as i get to miss skool that is

[rtgwbmsr]

quote:Originally posted by wild_jester / BOB:
hey muffin man i live about 40 min away from DC so i would go to. As long as i get to miss skool that is

Same here! Electron configurations suck! So do quantum chemistry & mechanics. No shit...I actually do this stuff.

/me goes to look for a life  

[shuiend]

What skool do you goto muffin man? I am guessing college b/c all the HS around where i live dont teach quantum chemistry. I think i might need to get my skool to organize a field trip to go fight this though

[rtgwbmsr]

Mmm...field trip. Sounds like fun.

They used to do field trips to DC and Boston, but budget cuts...

Sadly, when I first learned quantam chemistry (basic), I was in 10th grade. NY sucks in some areas  

[shuiend]

lol quantum chemistry in tenth grade. i am in tenth grade and i am in normal chemisrty and my teacher is a moron. But all our field trips have been cancled b/c of the sniper so it sucks. but this truley might just be a reason for moving to canada if the GPL becomes illegal in america.

[rtgwbmsr]

quote:Originally posted by wild_jester / BOB:
lol quantum chemistry in tenth grade. i am in tenth grade and i am in normal chemisrty and my teacher is a moron. But all our field trips have been cancled b/c of the sniper so it sucks. but this truley might just be a reason for moving to canada if the GPL becomes illegal in america.

Yup. That and weed.

[lazygamer]

And the fact that we have all this extra wilderness full of animals that almost no one lives in(not even including the frozen parts!).

Go Canada!

[lazygamer]

Hey there is someone else on your side, Stallman. He could not let his empire be shattered. You can only make so big a fuss before the media starts to notice. Stallman, Torvalds, FSF, EFF etc. It's a war of words just waiting to happen!  
(and all combined assests should allow plenty of campaign money)

[mobrien_12]

I suspect that these democrats have had "healthy" campaign contributions from MS.

[rtgwbmsr]

The guy who is leading this is from Washington State. Go fucking figure.

[TheQuirk]

In Canada, at least they know what "there" and "they're" mean, and how they differ (HINT HINT -- IN "THERE", THERE'S A "RE" AFTER "THE", AND THERE'S A "Y'RE" AFTER THE "THE" IN "THEY'RE").

And it should be "eskimos", not "eskimo's."

Also, where exactly is "Austrlaia?"

Edit: I am now a famous web annoyance.

[ October 27, 2002: Message edited by: x12 camera /Quirk ]