Re: DRAFT: debian-legal summary of the QPL
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004, Raul Miller wrote:
> "On request" doesn't seem to create any problems for the dissident
> test. For the request to be made, the dissident must already be
> known.
Not necessarily. Consider what would occur if the author spammed the
known universe requesting changes.
> Likewise, if the change author is on a desert island, I don't see
> how the change author can receive any requests.
Think Sting and "Message in a Bottle" for one possible method where a
person on a desert island could receive a request to which they could
not respond.
[Frankly, I find the current name for the desert island test rather
descriptive... but then again, I like The Far Side.]
Don Armstrong
--
N: Why should I believe that?"
B: Because it's a fact."
N: Fact?"
B: F, A, C, T... fact"
N: So you're saying that I should believe it because it's true.
That's your argument?
B: It IS true.
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