UCITA passed in virginia

[Lucas Vogel]

Considering the swarm of new public companies that stake their livelihood on
open-source software, do you really think that they'd make rules against it?
I don't think that's what this new bill is, otherwise there'd be a lot more
people than Ralph Nader(God bless that man!) protesting its inception into
law. 
	What I think the law IS saying is that companies like M$ will have a
tighter grip over people that buy their products, and what they do with
them. That's why it's referred to as a 'shrink-wrap' law.

Lucas Vogel

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of D.
Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 12:16 PM
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End result:  All Free, GPL, Artistic and BSD-licensed code will
suddenly become developed by "Anonymous."  Go sue the Internet.

So sad.


D

On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Furmanek, Greg wrote:

> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:32:35 -0500
> From: "Furmanek, Greg" <Greg.Furmanek@hit.cendant.com>
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> To: "'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'"
     <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Subject: RE: UCITA passed in virginia
> 
> It makes developers liable for any code posted.
> So if someone uses software developed by you
> and looses money you are liable!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lucas Vogel [mailto:lucas7@home.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 6:20 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: UCITA passed in virginia
> 
> 
> Doesn't this law only apply to licensed software? If so, what do GPL
> users have to fear about? Or am I not getting it?
> 
> David Demland wrote:
> > 
> > I understand the feeling each of us may have. But do commits like this
> help
> > the cause? It would be better if we spent our time understand the bill
as
> it
> > was submitted to our House of Rep. and what we can do to inform our
> > political leaders about the impact of the bill. Two questions to
remember
> > about this 1 - What is the major goal and 2 - How do we achieve that
goal?
> > 
> > By the way does anyone have a copy of the bill or where I can get a copy
> of
> > the bill?
> > 
> > Thank You,
> > 
> > David Demland
> > Qa / Testing Manager
> > CADTEL Systems, Inc.
> > 11201 N. Tatum Ste. 200
> > Phoenix, AZ 85028
> > (602) 953-4888
> > FAX: (602) 953-4833
> > ddemland@cadtel.com
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Furmanek, Greg <Greg.Furmanek@hit.cendant.com>
> > To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
> > <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> > Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 8:50 AM
> > Subject: RE: UCITA passed in virginia
> > 
> > >You also have to ask yourself:
> > >How much politicians know about computers??
> > >How much they got paid by M$??
> > >How many more states are going to support it??
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Rooster [mailto:dwbarker99@earthlink.net]
> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 8:40 AM
> > >To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > >Subject: Re: UCITA passed in virginia
> > >
> > >
> > >well you've got to ask your self 2 things. 1. what does virginia know
> about
> > >computers? (everyone there i've dealt with needed major training, and
2.
> > how
> > >much were these people paid off for by m$?
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Robert Leonard" <robertbleonard@hotmail.com>
> > >To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 12:15 AM
> > >Subject: UCITA passed in virginia
> > >
> > >
> > >> Looks like the ball is rolling, virginia passed UCITA unanimously.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> http://www.infoworld.com/articles/ec/xml/00/02/14/000214ecucita.xml
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