Re: more Napster nappiness

[R.Lewis@epixtech.com]

Here's a short couple of quotes that I think describe the situation quite
well.  I'm including some lengthy notes to give copyright holders their
due.

Richard B Lewis
Sr. Software Engineer
epixtech, inc.
r.lewis@epixtech.com

NewsScan Daily, 22 May 2000 ("Above The Fold")
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OPEN SOURCE MORALITY
Although some in the "open source" movement, which encourages the voluntary
sharing of software source code, think that Napster and similar
technologies
are "influenced by the open-source ethic," Linux creator Linus Torvalds
disagrees: "Piracy is bad. Of course you should be able to sue over
copyrights." And Larry Wall, the developer of the Perl programming
languages, agrees: "Open source should be about giving away things
voluntarily. When you force someone to give you something, it's no longer
giving, it's stealing. Persons of leisurely moral growth often confuse
giving with taking." (Wall Street Journal 22 May 2000)
http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB958953646570943652.htm

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In an interesting turn of events, Linus Torvalds, the daddy of Linux,
denounced the Napster "piracy" movement on Monday via MSNBC.  I was sorely
surprised to see Linus, whose OS has been seemingly licensed out from under
him (yes, I know it's only a variation of the kernel, but still) and who
has
so graciously declined ownership rights, get huffy with all those Metallica
fans.   Anyway, to peruse it's at:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/410556.asp?cp1=1
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/410556.asp?cp1=1>
Lisa Abbott