Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 10:55:42 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: gdk@ccomp.inode.COM, jkh@time.cdrom.COM, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mv /usr/src/games /dev/null - any objections? Message-ID: <19971105105542.14468@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199711042349.QAA25437@usr02.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Tue, Nov 04, 1997 at 11:49:06PM %2B0000 References: <19971104112409.54867@lemis.com> <199711042349.QAA25437@usr02.primenet.com>
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On Tue, Nov 04, 1997 at 11:49:06PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: >>> I can understand how mixing high-priced corporate lawyers with >>> public-domain source code can drive you beyond frustration into >>> the Great Beyond, but scrapping all of the games seems a bit ham >>> handed. Why not send any questionable source code to the >>> corporations in question, and let them make all of thier >>> objections at once? >> >> How do you know which corporations are in question? > > They mumble at you like they mumbled at Jordan, and they're in > your competition space. That's like saying you can find bugs in code because they cause SIGSEGVs. > Doesn't Walnut Creek or FreeBSD, Inc. have a lawyer on retainer > who is at least willing to test the water with an "Apple vs. Apple" > citation in a response letter? I don't know, but I'm sure he would want money on a per-case basis. Are you prepared to front it up? I agree with Jordan that we want to avoid legal hassles wherever possible. I get the impression that he's going overboard in throwing out all games, but I don't care too much, especially if they're available as ports. Greg
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