Open Letter to CNRI: Clarification on Python licensing

[Sam Schulenburg]

When ever I hear the statement: that it is inappropriate to voice an opinion
in a public forum, I wonder what the meaning Public Forum has. I  have only
hear this statements from individuals that what to stifle public opinion. If
the recipients of these opinions find fault with them they are free to
respond.

Sam Schulenburg

"Patrick Phalen" <python-list at teleo.net> wrote in message
news:00081317252302.04826 at quadra.teleo.net...
> [Peter Schneider-Kamp, on Sun, 13 Aug 2000]
> :: I have been thinking about what I can do if Bob chooses not to reply
> :: at all. My options - as I see it - are:
> ::
> :: - do nothing. pros: easy, fast. cons: ineffective.
> :: - take the signatures which have been rolling in since I mailed
> ::   Ghengis and resend the letter with an addition that, for a change, I
would
> ::   just love to get a reply. pros: I would feel better. cons: he didn't
care
> ::   enough the first time to even reply at all...
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> Eek. Please be careful with these kinds of aspersions in a public
> forum. Your anxiety/frustration (doubtless shared by many of us) about
> the lack of timely and complete information about this doesn't grant you
> any special rights to act in any way beyond the reasonable course you've
> previously pursued.
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> You have no evidence to aid you in interpreting the "meaning" of
> Robert Kahn's silence in the matter. In fact, he may be sitting at his
> computer right now drafting a reply ... or not. Remember that Dr. Kahn
> owes you nothing by way of a reply, neither on his own nor CNRI's
> behalf!
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> Yesterday, I happened to be speaking on the phone with one of the
> parties to the negotiations and the subject came up. He had nothing but
> good things to say about Dr. Kahn's involvement.
>
> To help you remain calm during this period, you might consider picking
> up and reading a copy of "Where Wizards Stay Up Late." If nothing else,
> you'll gain an appreciation for Robert Kahn's contribution to the
> origins of the Internet, for which we should all be grateful, IMHO.
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