[wsfii-discuss] Control Freaks: Modding and the Clash with Law

Mon Oct 31 09:51:30 UTC 2005

On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 04:05:00PM +0100, Mamading Ceesay wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> A must-read article touching on many WSFII-related issues including
> Free Culture and User-Controlled Technology:
> http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6300

Calling free software development modding? That's crazy.

Modding is IMHO taking a crappy proprietary item, partially reverse
engineering it and changing. Free software development is proper
development attitude from the very beginning

CL<
> 
> --
> Mamading Ceesay
> 
> "Isn't a state that keeps files on innocent persons a police state?"
> -- David Mery - Innocent In London http://gizmonaut.net/bits/suspect.html
>  Radio Interview with David Mery
> http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/09/6963.php
> 
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