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Re: Moving the License Forward
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:25:52 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Willy Tschager wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Willy Tschager wrote:
> > > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Tim Courtney wrote:
> > > > By submitting parts to the Parts Tracker, the Author grants permission to other
> > > > authors to modify their work and resubmit the revised work to the library.
> > >
> > > there is no way in getting me to agree to this clause if this also impleis that
> > > others may modify my work before it got certified. to make it clearer: no fixes
> > > to parts I submitted for the first time.
> > >
> > > once if got official they might do with it whatever they want.
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> > Willy,
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> > I know how strong your feelings are about this particular subject but some don't
> > feel this way. Is there some compromise that will allow both sides to be happy?
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> > -Orion
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> I won't burden steve with work, but two simple checkboxes at the PT's submit
> page saying:
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> # Be aware that by touching my parts you will have to face the entire italian
> mafia and end up in nice brand new concrete boots
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> # I'm not Willy, fix them if you like
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> and the checked statement would be copied to the page of the single part would
> do the job. up to now the main problem is that the PT policies are spread all
> over lug-posting with no clear guidance. some advices at the submit page would
> also milden the problem.
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> w.
All humor aside, is this really a license issue, or a parts tracker policy
issue? I know this has been a big issue in the past and I don't want to ignore
it, but I'm not sure it is a license issue.
It in some ways asks the question of when does the license start to apply? At
the time it is submitted to the Parts Tracker, or the time it is released as an
official part?
Kevin
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| (...) I agree. (...) Currently LDraw.org has control once it is submitted, so the licence should be agreed to upon submission. You could set it up so authors only have to agree once a file is certified, before including it in the official library, (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) I won't burden steve with work, but two simple checkboxes at the PT's submit page saying: # Be aware that by touching my parts you will have to face the entire italian mafia and end up in nice brand new concrete boots # I'm not Willy, fix them (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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