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I almost think it's worth spending $3 on a cd to give this guy negative feedback saying the product description doesn't match the product itself. i.e. m0n0wall Linux 1.2 != product on the cd, m0n0wall on the cd is running under fbsd. Denis Dimick wrote: >IMNAL, > >However, I think with the wording this guy is using, he could get away with >the auction. As for "stealing" all the verbage, He'd flunk flunk an English >class for doing it, but I'd assume he could be argued "fair use" for the >post. > >I've seen some auctions where they type the complete verbage from the >outside of a package, using it as the sole description. > >Denis > >On 1/2/06, Jens Jensen <jens at valenceartist dot com> wrote: > > >>Wow, it appears that I noticed an even more glaring issue with this post >>that regular ebay Terms of Service would pull that auction on... Take a >>closer look at the first paragraph of the auction description, then take >>a look at the first two paragraphs of the monowall project description >>at http://m0n0.ch/wall/ >> >>hmm. looks like a bit-for-bit text theft to me.. >> >>Now, that would be copyright violations? Ebay author does not credit >>"(c) 2003-2006 by Manuel Kasper <mk at neon1 dot net <mailto:mk at neon1 dot net>>. All >>rights reserved." and source being monowall website? >> >>What does Manuel think about this? >> >> >>Denis Dimick wrote: >> >> >> >>>If you read the license, there's nothing preventing someone from selling >>>m0n0 CD's on E-bay, for $100 or what ever you could get out of a person. >>> >>> >>The >> >> >>>only reason I'd even think someone would buy a m0n0 CD would be a slow >>>Internet connection, would m0n0 even be useful to a dial up user? With an >>>ISO size of less then 6megs, why someone would buy a copy over download >>> >>> >>an >> >> >>>ISO is beyond me. >>> >>>Denis >>> >>> >>> >>>On 1/2/06, William Arlofski <waa dash m0n0wall at revpol dot com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Jens Jensen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I know that it's not illegal or unscrupulous to download a GPL iso, >>>>> >>>>> >>burn >> >> >>>>>it to cd/dvd, while only selling the media, burning service and >>>>> >>>>> >>charging >> >> >>>>>a reasonable amount. I do, however, question somebody who sells some >>>>>GPL(or similar FOSS) software on ebay who does not openly state that: >>>>> >>>>> >>1.. >> >> >>>>>this software is not his own product - he is just selling a cd/dvd >>>>>burning service, etc, and 2. this software is freely available by >>>>>internet download (and be nice enough to mention where) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7190686063&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1 >> >> >>>> >>>> >>>>>What are others thoughts on this? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>I tend to agree with your line of thinking, but I would like to add the >>>>following cynical viewpoint of my own: >>>> >>>>I feel that if someone does not even know enough about the product >>>>he/she is selling, then they don't deserve to have customers purchasing >>>>said product from them. >>>> >>>>eg: from the link you posted - >>>> >>>>Listed in category: Computers & Networking > Software > Operating >>>>Systems > Linux >>>> >>>> >>>>Ummm, last I checked m0n0wall was FreeBSD, and last I checked >>>>FreeBSD != Linux. >>>> >>>>Sigh >>>> >>>>But then again, if someone BUYS a "product" on eBay without so much as a >>>>quick Google search to locate the homepage of said product, then they >>>>also get what they deserve. >>>> >>>> >>>>My $0.02 >>>> >>>>Happy New Year everyone! >>>>-- >>>>Bill Arlofski >>>> >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >>>>For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >>For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >> >> >> >> > > > |