Re: Mindshare and Java

[Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>]

Rich Graves wrote:
> 
> Some of the things a valid signature from Jack the Ripper means:
> 
> 1. If it breaks something, I can send Jack the Ripper a bug report, or
>    a flame, as appropriate.
> 2. If I like it, I can send Jack the Ripper money or other form of
>    good vibes.
> 6. I have a way of knowing if Alice or Bob stuck a virus or trojan
>    into Jack's code.

Yep, these are true.

> 3. If I am Jack the Ripper, I have a way of proving that the code is
>    my intellectual property.

How do you prove that?  If I strip off your signature and sign it
myself, how do you know it's yours?

> 4. If I'm not Jack the Ripper, I can say "That wasn't me."

No you can't.  How do I know that Jack isn't a nym of yours?

> 5. If I am GNU, I can advertise and "enforce" my copyleft policy.

How?

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