Open Letter to CNRI: Clarification on Python licensing

[Peter Schneider-Kamp]

[Tim, asks Peter Schneider-Kamp about the Open Letter]
> Just curious:  did you folks get a reply?  Didn't see one on c.l.py.

[me, myself and I]
> To make you happy: no.

[Tim ignoring the white on white <sarcasm> tags]
> No, that doesn't make me happy at all.  Quite the contrary.  It's good to
> know it, though -- and isn't it just *nice* when someone answers your
> question <wink>?  Thank you.

I have been thinking about what I can do if Bob chooses not to reply
at all. My options - as I see it - are:

- do nothing. pros: easy, fast. cons: ineffective.
- take the signatures which have been rolling in since I mailed
  Ghengis and resend the letter with an addition that, for a change, I would
  just love to get a reply. pros: I would feel better. cons: he didn't care
  enough the first time to even reply at all...
- make a paper letter and send it by snail mail, copy to Ophrah Winfrey.
  pros: chance to design some snake paper with holy grail watermarks.
  cons: greenpeace says there is already enough paper waste - and I never
  really liked Ophrah's show in the first place.
- send my declaration of independence. pros: fun. cons: contraproductive.

This makes me feel helpless. I am not sure I like that.

[Tim explaining why he needs a coffee]
> Last night I went thru every msg ever posted on this topic (didn't finish
> until 7am!), trying to extract the specific questions that have been asked.
> Guido and I will work those into a License FAQ, and invite CNRI to help
> provide answers.  I don't see another realistic hope of getting reliable
> info to the community.  If CNRI chooses to play along, that should help a
> lot; else it will just be a list of raw questions, as we can't legally make
> any representations on CNRI's behalf.  I bet this will take at least two
> weeks too.

This sounds like a good idea. Hope the author of "The Role of Government
in the Evolution of the Internet" and co-author of "The past and future
history of the Internet" takes this more serious.

Would this be something done by I-speak-for-myself-and-not-even-for-myself
Tim or by the PythonLabs.com team (NASDAQ symbol: SPAM).

[Tim's obvious plug for help]
> it's-not-like-we-have-real-work-to-do<wink>-ly y'rs  - tim

Okay, I promise I'll review some more patches tonight <0.4 wink>.

or-I'll-just-get-carried-away-hacking-ly y'rs
Peter
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