Getting open source into public libraries (NewsForge) [LWN.net]

Getting open source into public libraries (NewsForge)

Posted Dec 16, 2003 5:49 UTC (Tue) by dwheeler (subscriber, #1216)
In reply to: Getting open source into public libraries (NewsForge) by horen
Parent article: Getting open source into public libraries (NewsForge)

I think you missed the point of the article. These CD-ROMs aren't being installed on the library computers, in fact, the casing specifically forbids patrons from doing so.

In this case, the author is contributing CD-ROMs so that the libraries can redistribute the CD-ROMs to interested patrons. This is no different than someone who really loves Tolkein going out and buying a bunch of copies for the libraries.

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Getting open source into public libraries (NewsForge)

Posted Dec 16, 2003 11:51 UTC (Tue) by danw6144 (guest, #14336) [Link]

"I have been spending the last six months working to get the first open source or free software CDs available in libraries as lending CDs."
---Bob Kerr---

Suddenly a library full of open source code CD's becomes proprietary because
of 205(e), after the original authors transfer copyrights, and that's not relevant to the borrowers of those CD's?

I thought the article was about making available to the public various open source code CD's from libraries.
Hmmmmmm.

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Getting open source into public libraries (NewsForge)

Posted Dec 16, 2003 15:45 UTC (Tue) by hppnq (subscriber, #14462) [Link]

It's not quantumchromodynamics. It's perfectly simple. It's just not an issue, so please drop it.