His statement would certainly indicate he has at the very least lost the balance of perspective.
His own words from July 11, 2000 showed that only three years ago he at least seemed to be interested in protecting the consumer as well as the copyright holder without destroying the internet (and now computers?) and the "free flow of ideas" it facilitates:
As Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I take it as a basic premise that our copyright laws must play a role â" a strong role â" in protecting creative works over the Internet. These protections, however, must be secured in a manner which is mindful of the impact related regulation can have on the free flow of ideas that a decentralized, open network like the Internet creates. We must protect the rights of the creator. But we cannot, in the name of copyright, unduly burden consumers and the promising technology the Internet presents to all of us.
Of course, he also takes credit for pushing upon us that hideous piece of legislation known as the DMCA in the very same statement...
I read your initial post and thought it implied "I love the way he says he designed the hardware autodetection..."
It appeared, upon my initial reading that you didn't care for his work. But re-reading your post in the positive light you meant for it, I see that you were in fact complementing him for a job well done.
Doesn't most innovation build on prior art? Why criticize Knopper for scripting out something that works and works well? I daresay we wouldn't have very much OSS in the world (that we take for granted every day) without the GPL and the right to improve and/or build upon the ideas of others.
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His own words from July 11, 2000 showed that only three years ago he at least seemed to be interested in protecting the consumer as well as the copyright holder without destroying the internet (and now computers?) and the "free flow of ideas" it facilitates:
Of course, he also takes credit for pushing upon us that hideous piece of legislation known as the DMCA in the very same statement...
â¦unwitting fool, SCOruman, donâ(TM)t you know you are simply a puppet in the hands of the dreaded MicroSauron? There can only be one...
The Quest of the Penguin has begun...
My apologies.
I read your initial post and thought it implied "I love the way he says he designed the hardware autodetection..."
It appeared, upon my initial reading that you didn't care for his work. But re-reading your post in the positive light you meant for it, I see that you were in fact complementing him for a job well done.
Doesn't most innovation build on prior art? Why criticize Knopper for scripting out something that works and works well? I daresay we wouldn't have very much OSS in the world (that we take for granted every day) without the GPL and the right to improve and/or build upon the ideas of others.
Would you have Linux without Minix?