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• No (Score:2)

  by Ovid (2709)

  Sorry. I know you and I disagree about this, but it has to be reiterated. Many people are no longer going to trust Tony's judgment. It doesn't matter if CDBI is OK if we're afraid the author's going to threaten us with legal action, take down the mailing lists, or that others are going to fork CDBI to avoid these problems.

  Tony should either fall on his sword and turn this module over or figure out some way of winning back the trust of his users (and I can't imagine any way that he could short of keepin
  • That Confuses Me (Score:1)

    by chromatic (983)

    Why should I be afraid that anyone would threaten me with legal action for using software according to the license? If I were libelling someone or publishing copyrighted information without permission, that's one thing -- but using the software? I don't understand the concern.
    • Re:That Confuses Me (Score:1)

      by itub (5708)

      The problem is that Tony doesn't seem to be acting rationally, so people don't know what to expect. It's encouraging to hear that "there is an underlying logic", but I still cannot fathom it.
      • Re:That Confuses Me (Score:2)

        by jdavidb (1361) on 2005.08.02 15:10 (#42343) Homepage Journal

        I don't know how rationally he's acting, but I don't fear being threatened with legal action when I've done nothing wrong.

        --
        J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers

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        • Re:That Confuses Me (Score:1)

          by jk2addict (4946)

          I don't know how rationally he's acting, but I don't fear being threatened with legal action when I've done nothing wrong.

          You must be new to this country. :-)