Bind v. TinyDNS

[Christopher Chan]

Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-01-04 at 23:18, Christopher Chan wrote:
> 
>>>If it doesn't come with a license, then its even worse. According to
>>>most copyright laws in the world no one but the author has an authorized
>>>copy. Obviously, you missed something.
>>
>>Heh. No I haven't.
>>
>>I don't a license to own a book. Neither do I need a license to own a 
>>copy of a piece of software under any copyright law.
> 
> 
> Ok. First you forget that the book is the implicit licensed copy.

Ah, there we go. Authorized copy does not mean it comes with a license.

> Then you forget that software is normally distributed by law with a
> license, unless it is public domain.

Normally is the word here. There is nothing that says copyrighted works 
have to be distributed with a license.
> 
> 
>>Here's is my strong feelings to use tinydns over bind.
> 
> 
> I did not advocate bind, necessarily. There's other programs, like Mara.
> I refrain from commenting Mara, since I don't know it, and my usage of
> bind is rather minimal and we like to keep it under controlled
> environments, because of its (in)security track.

No you did not advocate bind. All you did was attack DJB software 
because they do not come with a license at all much less a license that 
gives you the right to redistribute modified versions.

> 
> What he is is so anti-social that it is even reflected upon the way he
> automatically treats people he doesn't know, through his license.

what license?