im.py: a python communications tool

[Mark Lawrence]

On 09/04/2013 08:21, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Mark Janssen <dreamingforward at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:14 AM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Mark Janssen <dreamingforward at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> In the case of free (libre) open source
>>>> software, such a case would have no merit, because such software never
>>>> promises anyone *anything*.
>>>
>>> If that is the case, it's because the software license explicitly says
>>> so - which is the reason for all those uppercase words in those
>>> licenses. Which brings us right back to where we started.
>>
>> It doesn't have to say so, if it's not charging any money -- there's
>> no expectation that you're getting anything at all!   Where does
>> everyone come up with these bullshit ideas?  And them let them stand
>> as de facto law?
>
> Where do YOU come up with the idea that you can't be sued if money
> didn't change hands? In what jurisdiction is that true? Unless it's
> true in every jurisdiction that the internet touches, I wouldn't trust
> it to protect me.
>
> ChrisA
>

The same place that he came up with this thread "Message passing syntax 
for objects" on Python ideas?  What the BDFL thought of it here 
http://code.activestate.com/lists/python-ideas/20043/

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