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Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsin
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Sam Pablo Kuper |
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Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works? |
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Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:39:28 +0000 |
On 12/02/16 17:04, Blaise Alleyne wrote:
> On 11/02/16 11:05 AM, Joshua Gay wrote:
>> Out of curiousity, for those that do strongly believe all works should
>> be freely licensed, do you believe that GNU GPL, is therefore itself a
>> work that is an injustice to those who recieve it and that it should be
>> condemned and avoided?
>
> I don't think copyright is an appropriate or effective tool for reaching the
> objectives you describe above.
>
> Trademark on the other hand, would be, i.e. if someone makes a "restricted
> modification", they should no longer be able to refer to it as the GNU GPL.
> (That's not restricting people's freedom to fork the license, but avoiding
> confusion if changes are made.)
Blaise, I like your suggestion about trade marks perhaps being more
appropriate than copyright for establishing this kind of protection.
Does anyone know if the FSF has already addressed that suggestion, and
if so, where?
Thanks.
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, (continued)
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Blaise Alleyne, 2016/02/12
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Tobias Platen, 2016/02/12
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Aaron Wolf, 2016/02/12
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Tobias Platen, 2016/02/12
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Blaise Alleyne, 2016/02/12
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Matt Lee, 2016/02/12
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?,
Sam Pablo Kuper <=
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Ineiev, 2016/02/18
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Aaron Wolf, 2016/02/18
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Ineiev, 2016/02/18
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Aaron Wolf, 2016/02/18
- Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Trademarking the GPL [was: What do you think about...], Ineiev, 2016/02/19
Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Blaise Alleyne, 2016/02/12
Re: [libreplanet-discuss] What do you think about the FSF using/endorsing nonfree cultural works?, Alexander Berntsen, 2016/02/11