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Emne: Re: [unSYSTEM] libwallet: code forked from libbitcoin
It's not using it "against itself", it's supporting the very tenants that
brought it about in the first place and thus securing it's existence. The
only way copyright monopolies will stop is when people are no longer
selfish with what they make. I would have thought people in this group,
being pro-world-change, would be selfless.


On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Peter Todd <pete@???> wrote:

>
> +1
>
> Stallman got this one right. Use copyright against itself as long as it
> exists; don't put yourself in a position of weakness first.
>
> Amir Taaki <genjix@???> wrote:
> >Why the GPL?
> >
> >
> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/
> >Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means
> >necessary
> >
> >http://hintjens.com/blog:68
> >How To Capture an Open Source Project
> >
> >Until copyright stops existing, I have no reason to give my work free
> >to
> >corporations and people writing proprietary software. Exploiting the
> >law
> >to protect yourself is a valid form of resistance.
> >
> >On 12/12/13 16:42, Mike Gogulski wrote:
> >> More GPL crap, Amir? C'mon. One of these days you've got to realize
> >that
> >> threatening to sic the police on people with bogus, unsupportable IP
> >law
> >> as justification is not only unfriendly, but bad for the adoption of
> >> otherwise good code. Stallman be damned.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12/12/2013 05:39 PM, Amir Taaki wrote:
> >>> I've created a new library which will have non-critical code (like
> >>> deterministic wallets, key formats and selecting outputs) ported
> >from
> >>> libbitcoin to libwallet.
> >>>
> >>> This will keep libbitcoin focused on its core functionality. The
> >client
> >>> side stuff is less important considering all the wallet development
> >done
> >>> in Python, JavaScript .etc libbitcoin is aimed at server software.
> >>>
> >>> https://github.com/spesmilo/libwallet
> >>>
> >>> The install-sx.sh has been updated to reflect this. Users simply
> >need to
> >>> re-run the script to update.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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