OT: Copyright and sick society

[Tim Daneliuk]

"David K. Trudgett" wrote:
> 
> On Sunday 2002-05-19 at 19:42:22 -0700, Dean Goodmanson wrote:
> 
> > Now I've blown it.  Shouldn't have posted after skimming, but after
> > digesting.
> >
> > According the the copyright section it should have been reproduced in
> > it's entirety, and my quote of the Python section may have consisted
> > of "condensing."
> >
> > I apologize.
> >
> > Now onto remedy..
> >
> > I can either:
> > a. Post the entire text here.
> > b. ???
> 
> When people start to think twice about sharing information by quoting
> material, in full or in whole, it's a sign of a sick society.
> 
> Think for a moment about it. Is our solidarity with one another as
> normal human beings going to decay to such an extent that we cannot
> share information with those who need it?
> 
> I believe the Chinese have a concept about this, that has to do with
> the term "xing ge", which translates (badly, probably) as "character".
> Australians call it "mateship".
> 
> To bring in a bit of relevance to an otherwise OT post, the Python
> community's spirit of sharing and mutual assistance, is one of the
> highlights in what can be a rather dreary field (in terms of freedoms
> and openness, and the ability to benefit from mutual sharing). The
> open source Python licence itself, and no doubt Guido et al, strongly
> encourage this environment.
> 
> Sharing not only has utilitarian benefits, it's also the human thing
> to do.
> 
> David Trudgett

Since I am at the moment unemployed, and in that humanitarian spirit, might
I ask you to "share" your paycheck with me?

Intellectual property is still property.  When shared voluntarily it is a wonderous
thing.  When protected and profited upon, it is equally wonderous and by no means "sick".
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Tim Daneliuk
tundra at tundraware.com