>From LDSClerks: Please see bottom of this message for subscription instructions and list URL.
Point taken. But WWJD?
On 3/7/07, zeblonite <archimel_of_leafcull at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >From LDSClerks: Please see bottom of this message for subscription instructions and list URL.
>>> > NOT the way I see it. "Church" use is NOT private
> > and in almost ALL
> > cases would be a Violation of the License.
>> It's both legal and moral as I see it.
>> Legally, the license uses words like "intended" and "should
> consider." The license places no legal restriction on the
> software's use. In addition, "private" is often used to mean "non-
> commercial", which church use most certainly is. No matter how you
> interpret "private", non-private use is not a violation of the
> license.
>> Morally, the wording of the license sounds to me like they are
> saying "use it anywhere you want, but we hope you'll buy the upgrade
> if you use it in a commerical environment." The freeware is nothing
> more than advertising for their paid product. If you don't need the
> advanced features of the paid product then you have no moral
> obligation to buy it, nor do you have a moral obligation to stop
> using the free version. It isn't shareware, it isn't trialware,
> it's freeware.
>> - Darryl
>From ldsclerks: Please do not send copyrighted material to ldsclerks.
See list info at: http://www.MormonsToday.com/ldsclerks/
Send commands in the body of a message to majordomo at MormonsToday.com
To join: subscribe ldsclerks
To leave: unsubscribe ldsclerks
To join digest: subscribe ldsclerks-digest