Re: [opensource-dev] oh give me a break

2010-03-16 Thread Kevin Woolley
n are extremely common across the grid - and that the Lab *has* to get the balance between Open Source and content protection correct. Previously I thought it had - but from what I see on this list over the last few days have revised my opinion. Kevin -Original Message----- From: Anders Arn

Re: [opensource-dev] oh give me a break

2010-03-15 Thread Kevin Woolley
@Soft Linden - apparently it's not just the 'one guy' - it looks like this list is full of people who only want the viewer open sourced so they can 'free' intellectual property. I emphasise that it's your salary that is being paid by the likes of me owning Sims, not ideological 'copyright is thef

Re: [opensource-dev] oh give me a break

2010-03-14 Thread Kevin Woolley
I own three Sims in SL, that's ~$600 a month or so to the Lindens, and that's supported off DRM'ed content creation that I sell. If my income was to vanish because of widespread content theft then I'd be out of SL. I find Hax's attitude extremely concerning. In fact I think we should now recogn