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[Alexander Terekhov]

Hi Chris;

On 10/15/07, Chris DiBona <cdibona at gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, you're mixing up earth (where the issue is that Richard
> wants the imagery that we ourselves do not own) and the google search
> appliance. I invite you to go mess with the mirror on code.google.com,

Now, when it has become clear that according to GNU Law you have lost
all your licenses to GPL'd stuff inside search appliance ("permanently
for every program from every copyright holder, and has to then go and
beg forgiveness from everyone"), please consider the following opinion
from renowned GNUtian Rui Miguel Silva Seabra <rms at 1407.org> (famous
Portugal OOXML buster
http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=2007071812280798):

"Ricard is talking about Google Earth as the non-Free Software
program. Every non-Free Software program is designed to restrict
freedom, it clearly says so in their license.

That's completely beside the point of wanting or not the collection of
images. IMNSHO, sattelite photos of *our* planet have no business
being owned by TerraMetrics, the owners of Google Maps' imagery."

Checking....

Indeed.

http://earth.google.com/intl/en-US/license.html

Question: are you being disingenuous or what?

Just curious.

On Oct 15, 2007 9:47 AM, Philippe Verdy <verdy_p at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> Alexander Terekhov [mailto:alexander.terekhov at gmail.com] wrote:
> > > Open Source Programs Manager, Google Inc.
> >
> > http://fsfe.org/en/fellows/ciaran/ciaran_s_free_software_notes/transcript_
> > richard_stallman_honary_degree_speech_pavia_2007
> >
> > "Google designs software specifically to restrict the user. That's the
> > nature of the Google Earth client: it is made the way it is
> > specifically to restrict the people who use it. Obviously, it's not
> > Free Software, because Free Software develops under the democratic
> > control of its users."

regards,
alexander.

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