Re: [Axiom-legal] Licensing Aldor (was: GPL vs. modified BSD)

[root]

> Which license? As far as I can tell, what I was proposing in terms
> of releasing Aldor source under the Aldor Public License would
> conform perfectly with that license. Releasing Aldor under GPL
> would be more restrictive but compatible with the Aldor Public
> License.

ok. you may be legally right or legally wrong. 
i have no opinion about that.

"legal" actions and resorting to lawyers has always felt to me
like being threatened, pushed, and shoved. it's about fear of
being sued. fear of consequences from "reasonable actions" being
turned against you. lawyers are in the fear producing business.
licensing and "legality" are childhood ghosts with no substance
except your own fear that "someone" will steal all you have.

but that's not the issue at stake here. it's not really about law.
it's never about the law.

when i contemplate your action it really comes down to this....

respect.




if it frustrates you enough to want to publish the source code
send Stephen a note and tell him that you plan to do this. give
him the courtesy of notice and a chance to respond. and if he
explicitly says no then you need to respect his decision.

in theory he could sue you. he won't. NAG won't. nobody will,
for all of the reasons i gave.




gentlemen respect each other. Stephen may respect your opinion
and agree with you. but if Stephen decides to disagree you need
to respect his opinion.

Stephen's failure to respond to the community is costing him
dearly on a professional level and he is gradually losing the
respect he richly deserves, losing it one day at a time. but
publishing the code without direct request will cost you also.
you will lose the respect of the community.

frankly, it isn't worth it.

respectfully yours,
t