All sniping aside, it seems to me the problem (question?) here is whether
Commons's interpretation of package copyright is legally accurate, or
whether it is (like many of our projects' copyright policies) deliberately
a bit overbroad. If their packaging policy is Just How Copyright Works,
then there's not a lot we can do. Steven's points about feeling
unappreciated/bitten are something that could be worked on, but we can't
exactly change copyright law. If their packaging policy overreaches actual
copyright law, then it would be a matter of trying to adjust the Commons
policy to be more in line with real copyright law. Either way, neckbeards,
toxicity, and whining really have nothing to do with the point of this
conversation.
On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Russavia <russavia.wikipedia(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Luis,
I know all about that applause Jimmy received.
http://i.imgur.com/SKX3P8J.gif
Steven, is that you in the middle? :>
Russavia
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Luis Villa <lvilla(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Russavia
<russavia.wikipedia(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Steven,
Quite seriously, if you can't understand the concept of copyright and
derivative works, then perhaps this is not the project for you.
I understand the concept of copyright and derivative works, and I think
Stephen has a lot of valid points (even if I don't agree with all of
them).
If you want to argue with the substance of what
Stephen has to say,
please
do.
In the meantime, your email is just an example of the kind of toxic
behavior Jimmy spoke out against at Wikimania this year — and correctly
received loud, sustained applause for.
Luis
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