I disagree with the Wordpress author's analysis at http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/why-wordpress-themes-are-derivative-of-wordpress/ and their downplaying of the fact the code lives in a separate file.
Even though the theme calls wordpress code and loads into the same address space, it's not linked until it's loaded.
A core dump of the process after it's loaded would be a derivative work, but the theme's source on the disk would not be.
I don't see the PHP developers demanding any app written in PHP be licensed under the PHP license just because the script runs in PHP's address space.
In a hypothetical situation, someone could rewrite Wordpress under a non-GPL license, and make it support
all themes. Irrespective of what Wordpress authors would say about the Wordpress clone itself,
any themes used with such a Wordpress clone wouldn't be required to be GPL.
The Wordpress author's dangerously attempting to take away users' freedom to load code from different licenses and run it.
Copyright and the GPL only limit distribution of the derived work, not the creation and personal use of the derived work.
You're allowed to do anything you want with GPLed code as long as you don't distribute it, since keeping code for yourself
isn't covered by copyright law.
It doesn't appear on the main page. I guess this one is a YRO special article, not for the masses.
I often browse/. using Search with a blank search, because more articles appear. I don't know if it's a bug or a feature.
CONFIG_PNPBIOS Linux uses the PNPBIOS as
defined in "Plug and Play BIOS
Specification Version 1.0A May 5, 1994"
to autodetect built-in mainboard
resources (e.g. parallel port
resources). Other features (e.g. change
resources, ESCD, event notification,
Docking station information, ISAPNP
services) are not used. Note: ACPI is
expected to supersede PNPBIOS some day,
currently it co-exists nicely. See
latest pcmcia-cs (stand-alone package)
for a nice "lspnp" tools, or have a look
at/proc/bus/pnp. If unsure, say Y.
This is an issue for the folks at NVIDIA, and not really one for mass arbitration. They created the video card, and they created the drivers, and they should be able to control the licensing.
Maybe you should read Cluetrain. It definitely is important to discuss this. A lot of people (me included) have far more say over nvidia than their management. That is, we are the customer and we can stop buying their lousy solutions.
How can I boycott someone I don't regularly buy from? I already don't buy from Amazon because I support my local bookstore (http://www.villagebooks.com).
I also stopped buying from barnesandnoble.com because bertelsmann (who is in favor of the internet rating system), has a stake.
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It's a reference to bitmunchies.com, which used to sell beef jerky for bitcoins. Site closed now.
In a hypothetical situation, someone could rewrite Wordpress under a non-GPL license, and make it support all themes. Irrespective of what Wordpress authors would say about the Wordpress clone itself, any themes used with such a Wordpress clone wouldn't be required to be GPL.
The Wordpress author's dangerously attempting to take away users' freedom to load code from different licenses and run it. Copyright and the GPL only limit distribution of the derived work, not the creation and personal use of the derived work. You're allowed to do anything you want with GPLed code as long as you don't distribute it, since keeping code for yourself isn't covered by copyright law.
It doesn't appear on the main page. I guess this one is a YRO special article, not for the masses. I often browse /. using Search with a blank search, because more articles appear. I don't know if it's a bug or a feature.
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/
CONFIG_PNPBIOS Linux uses the PNPBIOS as defined in "Plug and Play BIOS Specification Version 1.0A May 5, 1994" to autodetect built-in mainboard resources (e.g. parallel port resources). Other features (e.g. change resources, ESCD, event notification, Docking station information, ISAPNP services) are not used. Note: ACPI is expected to supersede PNPBIOS some day, currently it co-exists nicely. See latest pcmcia-cs (stand-alone package) for a nice "lspnp" tools, or have a look at /proc/bus/pnp. If unsure, say Y.
This comment has the fix for this problem.
Doesn't posting to the thread you moderated, remove your moderation?
This is an issue for the folks at NVIDIA, and not really one for mass arbitration. They created the video card, and they created the drivers, and they should be able to control the licensing.
Maybe you should read Cluetrain.
It definitely is important to discuss this. A lot of people (me included) have far more say over nvidia than their management. That is, we are the customer and we can stop buying their lousy solutions.
Tril
Phsaw, yeah right. Like the FCC has time to do that.
How can I boycott someone I don't regularly buy from? I already don't buy from Amazon because I support my local bookstore (http://www.villagebooks.com).
I also stopped buying from barnesandnoble.com because bertelsmann (who is in favor of the internet rating system), has a stake.