Re: [TROLL] License of messages sent to he list

[Chandresh Pant <chpant@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Raju

This is nice idea. I agree to this. This goes with the
spirit of Linux.

--- Raju Mathur <raju@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Been thinking about this for some time:  when I post
> a message to the
> mailing list, what license applies to it?  Is it OK
> for people to use
> that message or part of it without giving me credit?
>  Or to use the
> whole message as a basis for proprietary writings?
> 
> Would everyone agree that a messages posted to the
> mailing list (LI,
> LD, LIG, etc) is public property as long as credit
> is given to the
> author?  In other words, can we implement some sort
> of relevant open
> license on all messages posted to the mailing list
> by default?
> Something along the lines of:
> 
> <quote>
> 
> All original content in this message is the property
> of the author
> unless otherwise stated.  You are welcome to use all
> or part of that
> content in any form provided you give credit to the
> author and release
> the derived work under a similar license.
> 
> </quote>
> 
...
> Regards,
> 
> -- Raju
> -- 
> Raju Mathur          raju@xxxxxxxxxxxxx          
> http://kandalaya.org/

Warm Regards




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