On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Viktor Klang <
viktor.klang@...> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:20 PM, David Pollak <
dpp@...> wrote:
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>> Viktor Klang wrote:
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>>> We just make sure our stuff is as open as the stuff we are copying.
>>>
>>> Once again, copyright violation is theft. It's no different than
>>> stealing a car. Being part of the FOSS community means respecting that.
>>
>> With all respect, copyright violation is copyright violation, theft is
>> theft.
>> Both are illegal, but don't compare apples to nuts.
>>
>> Copying an MP3 from a friend may be copyright violation, but it may not be
>> theft.
>>
>> In this case, taking someone else's code (Property) and putting it in your
>> code in violation of license terms (without their permission), is theft.
>> See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft>
> Theft implies that something is moved from one place to another. The act of
> Copying doesn't move anything.
Take it to scala-debate please.
