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GNU GPL law and "lagom" copyright

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the debate-the-issues dept.

Johannes writes "Newsforge column on "lagom" copyright. I think we need to discuss these issues more. Maybe a GNU GPL law isn't so bad after all. As Pawlo states: "Would not a modern democratic society benefit from a plurality of irreconcilable and incompatible doctrines? We need the GNU GPL, but we also need proprietary software, Open Source software, BSD licenses, the Apache license and so forth. That would make the case for GNU GPL legislation void. However, as Lawrence Lessig taught us in his book Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, the code may in itself work against plurality.""

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  1. Re:For those of you wondering what "Lagom" means by evilviper · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, the word is "moderate".

    moderate (mdr-t) adj.

    1.Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme: a moderate price.

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  2. Re:Definition by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    >from
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    >"The Human Values of Swedish Management"
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    >http://www.fek.su.se/Home/gus/PAPERS\Swedval.h tm
    You mean the page that says:

    © Bengt Gustavsson & Sage1995. No part of this work may be reprinted in any form, physical, electronic, or otherwise, without written consent from the author.

    But of course, you did get permission, didn't you?

  3. Re:Definition by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But of course, you did get permission, didn't you?

    Please recall traditional Swedish advise: "get permission, but not too much permission"