From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,c9f2b97a84c48976 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-Thread: 1158e3,c9f2b97a84c48976 X-Google-Attributes: gid1158e3,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-18 13:26:46 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!netnews.com!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,ccomp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml,comp.lang.java.advocacy Subject: Re: Market pressures for more reliable software Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:06:23 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9gln01$h78$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9g7r02$mni$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9g840k$qjt$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <40gfitgrvd8cgu27r3vfib6eptmapb3pfl@4ax.com> <9g8lrk$37c$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9ganmu$pj5$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B2E2261.303FE952@easystreet.com> <9glcks$dvk$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B2E42A9.F5ACF80E@easystreet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 992894785 17640 136.170.200.133 (18 Jun 2001 20:06:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Jun 2001 20:06:25 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8871 comp.lang.java.programmer:77208 comp.lang.pl1:1092 comp.lang.vrml:3867 comp.lang.java.advocacy:21405 Date: 2001-06-18T20:06:25+00:00 List-Id: (plugging ears) "I can't hear you... YAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!" :-) No, I think that from ACME Atom Bombs (Slogan: "Good to the last drop!") to DoD, they'd have to provide source with the distribution, but that doesn't *force* the DoD to redistribute it to anybody. Nor does it stop the DoD from having an agreement with ACME Atom Bombs that they not distribute anything either. It is, after all, their software and if they don't want to make it public, that's their choice. Correct me if I am wrong, but the mere use of GPL software AFAIK, doesn't suddenly obligate you to print up a CD full of your software and mail it to everyone in the country, right? So you're still free to take all of your software and lock it in a vault, correct? I also don't believe that the GPL is going to override the government's ability to slap a "Classified" sticker on top of anything they write and say "Copyleft My A**!" They can already do this to software that *you* write in your garage in your spare time if they feel like it - *and* lock you up in prison for having written it in the first place. ("Catch 22" - Remember?) Its been done before. As for the black helecopters, I've found the solution: At night, you wear an aluminum foil helmet, grounded to a cold water pipe. It keeps them from monitoring your thoughts and they can't home in on you. It works best if you shape it like a pyramid. Either that, or turn your whole house into a Faraday cage. Both together work exceptionally well. I have not seen the black choppers - or the Shadow People - for some weeks now. (Maybe they're just getting better at it?) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Al Christians" wrote in message news:3B2E42A9.F5ACF80E@easystreet.com... > Yes. It's an internal matter until the GPL software gets 'distributed', > as from weapons maker to military. If that happens, then either > (1) military can't prosecute spies for slipping source to Pottsylvanian > OGPU, or (2) the whole deal should never have happened according to GPL, > or (3) if I tell you (3), the black helicopters will come back. >