--===============2095860797== Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1327360.sRYyIQ6ryQ"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --nextPart1327360.sRYyIQ6ryQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Tuesday 15 February 2005 20:27, Peter Hedlund wrote: > Having said that IANAL, my opinion is that we should deny the request and > keep the code in question. The decisive issue for me is a user's right to > his data. Using the Langenscheidt software the user can create his/her own > data files. The user has a right to the data in these files. We provide a > possibility for the user to access his/her data and use it with other > software. Langenscheidt's argument is that the code can be used to > illegally modify and distribute their copyrighted material. Even though > this is to a certain extent correct, the user's right to his own data fil= es > is greater. Yes, I agree with your position. I think Langenscheidt's arguments are=20 baseless. I have brought the issue to the attention of KDE e.V. and I expect that a=20 german attorney will contact the two of you to assist you in this matter. S= ee=20 my other (private) mail. > Probably the people at Langenscheidt can be convinced to > change their mind when they see their benefit. I personally would prefer > some kind of permission, even it were not necessary from a legal point. Watch out with that, asking for permission can be construed as an admission= of=20 wrongdoing affecting your legal position. Better talk with an attorney firs= t=20 before you say, ask or do anything. Cheers, Waldo =2D-=20 bastian@kde.org | Free Novell Linux Desktop 9 Evaluation Download bastian@suse.com | http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/eval.html --nextPart1327360.sRYyIQ6ryQ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBCEl1MN4pvrENfboIRAgw+AKCY7TkeXQ4MHZTcDeiPaoAvrDfm3QCgh+8T pyjCYuH37KrTXDBADTxLAOQ= =BQUs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1327360.sRYyIQ6ryQ-- --===============2095860797== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Kde-policies mailing list Kde-policies@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-policies --===============2095860797==--