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Nope. Programmers seem to link that law is executed on computer processors, but it's not.
You need about 95% of copyright ownership, and you have to remove any of the 5% if any owner requests their code is removed.
This is how Mozilla moved from the MPL to a triple MPL/GPL/LGPL licence.
Possible routes to kernel on GPLv3
Posted Jan 26, 2007 15:53 UTC (Fri) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458) [Link]
Still doesn't cut it. 10 first-line kernel hackers have publicly disagreed with GPLv3, there are probably much more who think likewise in the rank and file. Sure, if you could get 95% GPLv3'd, you'd be in the clear; but I guess those 10 are responsible for something like a 30% of the kernel (mostly core stuff, that can't just be configured out). Plus if they walk away, then Linux is no more (it isn't the current source code, but its development dynamics what makes it successful).
Posted Jan 26, 2007 16:13 UTC (Fri) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]
> Still doesn't cut it
My explanation of why relicensing is possible doesn't cut is as an explanation for why it will happen? Of course, but that's because you changed the topic. C'mon.
So, onto the topic you raised: will the developers be willing?
There are three factors that point to "maybe". One is that Linus loves digging his heels in and TALKING _like_ *this* and saying never never never, but he also doesn't mind changing his mind after all that. That's his management style, he even documented it somewhere. The second is that in the Linux developers survey that came out against GPLv3, one person later said they hadn't read GPLv3 - how many others hadn't read it? And thirdly, we can't predict the future. No one guessed that Novell would jump into bed with MS. We don't know what other nasty tricks are in store which might make it clearer why a really solid licence is necessary.
Posted Jan 26, 2007 17:19 UTC (Fri) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458) [Link]
> Still doesn't cut it My explanation of why relicensing is possible doesn't cut is as an explanation for why it will happen? Of course, but that's because you changed the topic. C'mon.
Sorry, keyboard faster than brain there.
AFAICS, Linus' position is essentially that getting Linux on some appliance doesn't automatically mean I'm entitled to run something else on it. I also think it is quite reasonable to lock in (via signed code) what configuration the code can do to some appliances. When devices where controlled mechanically, they were designed with built-in stops and limits. Today, when the control is much more detailed, it is more and more done in software. Plus software is much easier to change than, say, sawing off a pesky stop somewhere., and changes in software aren't as easy to see in their effects (remember any bug you've chased for days lately?). Plus a software change is easy to revert ("Oops, with my modification it ended up screwing up, let's replace it by the original and go complain to the vendor..."). So yes, it does (sometimes) make a lot of sense restricting what software the buyer can run on the machine. Plus the flexibility that easily field-replaceable software gives is vital in some uses, so "just place it in ROM" doesn't cut it either.
So yes, I do think the DRM (and some other) restrictions in the draft GPLv3 (which I did read, IANAL in any case) are trying to solve a problem (current DRM frenzy) by (a) attacking the wrong problem, (b) with the wrong (non)weapons
Posted Jan 26, 2007 17:47 UTC (Fri) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]
So where to draw the line? GPLv3 draws the line at network installs. Whatever parts of the software can be upgraded by the manufacturer over the network have to also be modifiable by the owner.
If a regulation requires that a certain software-controlled feature be restricted, it can go in ROM. That will usually be a tiny amount of code, maybe it will just be two numbers.
If the manufacturer wants to restrict more than is necessary, then that's just a violation of the spirit of the GPL and it's the GPL's job to stop that.
So GPLv3 encourages manufacturers to put as little as possible in non-user-modifiable memory by mandating that that part of the software also be non-manufacturer-modifiable.
In all the noise that this has generated, I don't think anyone's made a list of how many companies this will affect? A friend in one of the World's largest medical device manufacturing companies confirmed to me that they don't use tivoisation in any of there devices - and yet the example of medical devices has often been used to say that GPLv3 goes too far.
The other ways to tackle the current DRM frenzy are to either (a) use our market pressure, but that's just choosing to fail since we have a track record of never using our market pressure effectively, or (b) shake off the power that the content industry has over us by moving to free content - this means discarding all culture made in your county and my country in the last century, and It won't happen.
Our licences can't do everything, and not everything will be happily black and white, but we've got to do what we can, and if you've a better way to draw the line through this grey area, gplv3.fsf.org is asking for your input.
Posted Jan 26, 2007 19:16 UTC (Fri) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]
While I recognize the importance of keeping up appearances, it would be nicer if anyone there were actually listening.
GPLv3 is Richard's baby and no one else's. Never forget that.
Posted Jan 30, 2007 7:37 UTC (Tue) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
Oh, bullshit.
I mean seriously, how can you say stuff like that? The GPLv3 is probably the most debated, most reviewed, most discussed software license in history. (while still in draft, were changes can actually happen) There are thousands of people, hundreds of orginizations, intellectual property owners from all around word have given input and had questions answered (some in more general ways then others). Everything rom small Free software groups to multi-billion dollar corporations.
If you don't like it, thats fine. But at least have a realistic view on it and the amount of people that think it's pretty good stuff.
Samba, for example, have already stated that they are moving to it. Sun Microsystems seem to like it pretty well also.
Posted Jan 26, 2007 19:22 UTC (Fri) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
Another reason: the cost. The extra hardware and development time will add to the price of the unit. Most companies won't care what software you run on their box, so they won't bother to lock it down.
Finally, what do you mean by "DRM Frenzy"? I only see DRM on music and movie media. That's hardly a frenzy. And since shiny round discs are pretty much obsolete (you watch), that just leaves Microsoft's Vista-compatible video cards. I think you can see why I'm not terribly worried. And, no, I don't think DRM will catch on in the future either.
It's like making huge sacrifices to save customers from Divx (the Circuit City DRM disaster). Why bother? The customers will save themselves and you can expend your effort on more important things. No need to knock yourself out.
I just looked at gplv3.fsf.org and nothing has changed since September 26th?? That might explain why, in the last 4 months, GPLv3 discussion on LWN doesn't appear to have changed at all. It's the same old arguments, and the same old outcomes (agree to disagree).
So, are we going to see some changes at any point? Or discussion on DRM? Since your committee meetings are private (oh, the irony), I have no idea what the FSF has done in the last 4 months. Heck, it doesn't look like anything at all has changed since 26 August.
I must say, I find the GPLv3, and its decidedly non-free development process, very disappointing.
Posted Jan 26, 2007 23:49 UTC (Fri) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]
I'll second that. Though I can't claim to be disappointed, as I expected it to go this way.
As I've said previously, GPLv3 is Richard's baby and *no one* else's.
It will be what Richard want's it to be, and other's opinions do not factor in. He is doing what he can to maintain the appearance of an open process because he must. But it is all a facade.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 0:04 UTC (Sat) by alexbk (guest, #37839) [Link]
Posted Jan 27, 2007 0:14 UTC (Sat) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]
I would be interested in seeing the responses you have gotten back from the FSF regarding modifications to the GPLv3.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 0:39 UTC (Sat) by alexbk (guest, #37839) [Link]
Posted Jan 27, 2007 0:49 UTC (Sat) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]
It appears that we mostly agree. There have been no significant changes to GPLv3 from draft 1 to the present. There are unlikely to be any between now and its official inception. And the FSF is not expected to give any reasons.
For a moment, there, I thought we might *disagree* on these things. ;-)
Posted Jan 27, 2007 3:15 UTC (Sat) by Arker (guest, #14205) [Link]
Posted Jan 27, 2007 18:33 UTC (Sat) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
Posted Jan 27, 2007 23:31 UTC (Sat) by Arker (guest, #14205) [Link]
Posted Jan 28, 2007 0:07 UTC (Sun) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458) [Link]
They like the loopholes that v3 is being designed to close.
They haven't say such a thing, they said that GPL should not try to get into areas that aren't properly a code license's. Also, GPLv2 gives certain specific rights, what is wrong with with wanting to give just that ones? Sure, GPLv2 would gain a lot by cleaning up the language, and making it (more) compatible with non-US laws.
Besides, the 4 freedoms (and GPLv2) haven't ever talked about "If you get a device running free code, you are entitled to run anything else you want on it". I can certainly see uses for open source that require (for complying with regulations, for safety, etc) running only certified programs. Sure, the most talked about case is restricting users access to digital content, but nothing GPLvX could do will make any difference for or against that, but it will hurt other uses badly.
Posted Jan 28, 2007 0:57 UTC (Sun) by b3timmons (guest, #40286) [Link]
The GPL has always applied to distributors, so why should it not be adjusted to whatever new distribution methods such as Tivos that have developed in a decade and a half (incredibly long in this biz) since v2? To limit rights as in v2, are you not aware of the exceptions language in v3 that allows certain restrictions to be imposed?
Just a trivial google search on the terms "gplv3", "medical", "devices" gives as the top hit:
which is a recent summary of thought which has existed for some time now and which throws your concern here into doubt.
The bottom line is that the GPL has always aimed to uphold the four freedoms, and with this protection now diminished from loopholes, v3 is needed to fix them.
Posted Jan 29, 2007 23:07 UTC (Mon) by GreyWizard (guest, #1026) [Link]
Also you are mistaken about the "four freedoms" enumerated by the FSF. Number one is "the freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs." To do that I must be able to run modified software on the devices I actually own unless we suppose I have unlimited resources. Releasing software under a license that ensures this freedom more strictly than GPLv2 might not change the world but it seems worth trying -- after all the same thing was said about GPLv2 once.
Posted Jan 28, 2007 6:07 UTC (Sun) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
Arker, that's an absurd thing to say. Most of them are very happy with v3, they just think it goes a little too far when it comes to DRM. Where did you get the idea that they want it full of loopholes?
Posted Jan 29, 2007 22:20 UTC (Mon) by Arker (guest, #14205) [Link]
But the ones who have been making the anti-gpl noises are indeed propounding a position that says the loopholes are good, they don't need to be addressed. They say they don't *want* to prevent companies following Tivos lead and effectively making the software non-free. As long as that's their position, they won't be interested in version three, they're going to stay with version 2, and they aren't likely to have anything useful to contribute to the v3 discussion, since they don't agree with the purpose of the thing to begin with.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 17:51 UTC (Sat) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]
And here's the newsforge article where committee members say that RMS is acting on the comments: http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/06/08/04/2218206.shtml
The goal is to write a licence, so yes, when you submit a comment, the committees work on the licence instead of contacting you for a dialogue. That seems like the smartest use of the committees' time.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 19:00 UTC (Sat) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
Besides, that article is from 5 Aug 2006. The kernel position statement was from 15 Sep 2006 (http://lwn.net/Articles/200422/ ). I wonder if you'd find such unanimous adoration for the gplv3 process now.
Posted Jan 28, 2007 15:21 UTC (Sun) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]
Each committee decides how they want to work.
Committee D is the hackers+community committee, and they like transparency and inclusion. They decided that membership is open to everyone, which includes you. (Someone else on this page already mentioned that they joined that committee and got replies from Eben Moglen about some of their comments.)
Committees A to C are lawyers, corporations, and projects. They decided their discussions should be private. That's a good idea. While I'm disappointed that I won't get to hear what each person says, I know that they wouldn't say anything if their conversations were viewable to the public and the media - or worse, they'd lie for tactical/market reasons or use the forum as a PR tool.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 14:42 UTC (Sat) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458) [Link]
The kernel is a much larger body of text, and you mostly get some king of response even when you shoot your mouth off. And it is not that this isn't a higly specialized area of work, where the result has to be checked and refined by specialists, and where we have Our Great White Leader, who has claimed that his job is mostly saying "No". Why would something like this not work for creating a community-agreeable license?
Posted Jan 27, 2007 22:21 UTC (Sat) by grouch (guest, #27289) [Link]
Why would something like this not work for creating a community-agreeable license?
Law is not C code. I can fiddle around with the kernel, determine the value of the output within the time it takes to compile and boot, and nobody will get sued as a result. If I fiddle around with a software license, the output may not be noticed for years and could very well be the cause of severe hardship for lots of people.
My opinion regarding some new patch in the kernel might be useful to the developers, if I can present some logical basis for my opinion or some real-world experience to back up that opinion. My opinion regarding whether or not the word "convey" needs to be in GPLv3 is of no importance to anyone, because I don't have a clue about the legal jurisdictions in which it holds significance.
The effect of "return 1;" is not something that will change if you compile the kernel in the U.S. one day and Libya the next. Anyone might demonstrate the effects of changing such lines of code. The effects of using "convey" versus "propagate" versus "copy" are not so easily and universally demonstrated. Anyone can suggest an intended or hoped-for effect, but how to achieve that effect in a license is not something one can determine by reading a man page or some source code.
Posted Jan 28, 2007 0:22 UTC (Sun) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458) [Link]
Exactly the same could somebody who is a lawyer say about writing a kernel. Yes, both are complex, specialized endeavors. Yes, in both cases specialists most have the last word. But in both cases the end result will have to be agreeable to its users, be it software users or developers releasing code. If either group isn't happy, the code or the license will be moot. And I fear GPLv3 will be a complete non-starter, when it could have been a step forward.
Posted Jan 28, 2007 1:23 UTC (Sun) by b3timmons (guest, #40286) [Link]
Users and developers have had opportunities over and over again to join the process and make their voices heard, so no one has any excuse to complain about lack of opportunity to participate. Torvalds refused to participate because of his admitted dislike of committees. Should some special allowance have been made for him and the kernel guys? Do you realize how unfair that would look to other projects, several of which did participate in the process?
Most GPLed software is licensed v2+, so I see no basis at all for your fear that v3 is a non-starter. You comment as if the kernel guys were somehow representative of GPL users in general, which is silly given how nearly all projects have nothing to do with Tivoization. Even the kernel guys are not as against v3 as you might think, with about 30% of the code currently licensed v2+.
Posted Jan 28, 2007 14:09 UTC (Sun) by grouch (guest, #27289) [Link]
Exactly the same could somebody who is a lawyer say about writing a kernel.
Lawyers must be a different kind of animal where you live. If you ever get a lawyer who says he or she can quickly and precisely determine the effects of changing a few words in a legal document, run away!
You can do such changes with software code and the results will be apparent when anyone, anywhere, properly compiles and tests that code. Judges, lawyers, courts and legislatures do not perform the same function as a compiler.
The process used for drafting GPLv3 is unprecedented. I can find no instance of any other software license ever being created by soliciting feedback from the world.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 2:10 UTC (Sat) by b3timmons (guest, #40286) [Link]
I may expect a reply to my post in any public forum or mailing list, but I am certainly entitled to nothing. OTOH, no reply does not imply that my comments are ignored.
Unless there an error in the above facts, I cannot see how people feel that the drafting process is in any way not open. What am I missing?
Posted Jan 27, 2007 18:25 UTC (Sat) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
James Blackwell's "how GPLv3 fights DRM" or Don Armstrong's "DRM and Authentication" look particularly interesting to me. Alas, I can't find anything either on gplv3.fsf.org or via google.
Since nothing has happened since March 2006, if at all, I hope you understand why I feel disinclined to participate in committee D.
Here's a crazy suggestion: open up the discussion. Maybe some mailing list archives, a forum, a regularly updated blog? This stuff is trivial; it takes all of 1/2 hour to set up. It sure would help; right now, gplv3.fsf.org looks totally abandoned.
And why have secret police committees? I would really like to know what the GPLv3 drafters thought of the Kernel document. Since gplv3.fsf.org doesn't even acknowledge that the kernel guys exist, what can I do? File a Freedom of Information Act subpoena??
Just imagine if the FSF wrote software using this process! The whole gplv3.fsf.org process demonstrates the very definition of "not open."
Don't get me wrong; I can't wait until we have an updated GPL so the Microsoft-Novell hole can be plugged. I just wish the current draft were so encumbered with phantom issues. At this rate, it will take 4 more years to release and, when it finally does get shoved out the door, it will be identical to draft 1 of almost a year ago. Not good.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 20:46 UTC (Sat) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
Here's what I was trying to say:
- I have no interest in becoming part of a committee that has no charter and no direction. Committees need definite, achievable goals to pursue.
- gplv3.fsf.org appears to be abandoned. The last publicly-visible updates were from Q3 of last year.
- There has been no action whatsoever on the gplv3 in the last six months. The 27 July draft is still the most recent.
- There's basically no readable discussion to be found on gplv3.fsf.org (the "Comments" page has become impenetrable).
- There has been tons of very good, very readable discussion on LWN, Slashdot, and LKML. Why is this? Why can't it happen on gplv3.fsf.org?
- Why hasn't the FSF dignified the LKML position statement with a clear response? They seem to reject all the kernel developers as fringe outliers.
- There's no way for me to learn more about why the FSF is making these decisions because everything is done behind closed doors in proprietary committees. What happened to freedom?
I just hope that the GPLv3 manages to survive this process.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 21:33 UTC (Sat) by b3timmons (guest, #40286) [Link]
Eben Moglen immediately responded to the kernel guys in the media and in his blog:
Indeed, the kernel guys were always invited to participate from the very beginning. I recall that Torvalds was upset that he did not get an advance copy of an early draft. He wanted special treatment that no one else was getting. I also recall that he expressed no desire to participate in a committee. Are you not aware of all of this?
If you bother looking up the Committee D mailing list archives, you will find plenty of discussion on issues such as whatever concerns you have.
In general, nothing you have written has in any way been against their schedule, which is listed at the end of a document that it seems you ought to understand better:
From http://gplv3.fsf.org/process-definition:
1. 16-17 January 2006: Initial Conference; release of first public draft 2. June 2006: Second discussion draft 3. September 2006: Earliest possible release date of GPL3 4. October 2006: Possible third discussion draft 5. March 2007: Latest possible release date of GPL3
I do not know for sure, but I suppose the MS-Novell deal has been an important distraction of Eben Moglen from other concerns. However, there are people with impressive expertise on Committee D. For example, there is Seth Schoen of eff.org who has written thoughtfully on Treacherous Computing.
Please try to do some more reading before making unfounded claims.
Posted Jan 28, 2007 7:41 UTC (Sun) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
Eben Moglen's blog entry sounds nice. "I invite them to represent themselves in any way they choose, and pledge to work with them to create, even at this late date, a form of participation in the deliberations about GPLv3 that would reflect their preferred means of work, and be appropriate to their position in the community of developers."
Except that never happened. Maybe Eben didn't realize that they _were_ participating using their preferred means of work? Their position statement was quite clear. Why didn't he just reply to it in his blog entry? In fact, I can't find a clear, authoritative reply anywhere. Just the clarification page which is so dismissive that it's not clear the author even read the kernel position statement.
Thankfully a number of people have posted clarifications here on LWN (thanks especially to coriordan), so I feel that the patent situation is actually in pretty good shape. I look forward to reading draft 3.
You suggested I google for the mailing list, "which you will find shows a lot more activity for Committee D than you suggested." So how am I supposed to know that Committee D mailing list archives even exist? I can't read minds. Lessee... 4 messages in November and none since then? Doesn't that demonstrates exactly the sort of inaction that I was talking about?
I agree that some discussion must be private. But almost all of it? You've got to be kidding me. That's an absurd claim to make. Sure, have one private mailing list/committee, but why not try to have at least *some* important discussion in the open?
I feel that I'm now fairly well informed (thanks for the links), and the whole process still looks decidedly non-free. Sorry. The FSF has a lot to learn about how to have an open discussion and how to set up an usable web site!
Please please please release a draft 3 in time for the kernel guys to have a few weeks to comment on it? After Eben's hard work on the Novell disaster, and the patent clarifications, I think we'll find that the two sides are much closer to agreement. But we'll never know if there's no draft 3, or no time to comment on it.
b3timmons, thanks for taking the time to respond.
Posted Jan 28, 2007 19:11 UTC (Sun) by b3timmons (guest, #40286) [Link]
That process definition shows how far behind schedule the GPLv3 is. It's now basically February 2007 and the third discussion draft is 4 months late. The "latest possible release date" is less than 8 weeks away. Even if they got draft 3 out today, that's hardly enough time to have any meaningful discussion.
Please read carefully: the third draft was only listed as possible, not certain. Given how long ago the process was announced and how easy it was for me to find ways to participate, I just do not buy any excuses of not being able to have meaningful discussion about it.
You are leaving out this part from Moglen:
I appreciate the positions taken publicly by the kernel developers. To be clear, the process of deliberation in which FSF and everyone else has been engaged since January is not only a process of taking positions. It also involves listening to the positions others have taken: it's the effect of listening as well as talking that gives deliberative democracy its effectiveness as well as its legitimacy.
I think you misunderstand what it means to participate. Participating means agreeing to minimum standards expected of everyone. In this case it meant a process of not only speaking but listening -- even to others who may not entirely agree with them. Yes, they could have participated using their preferred means of work, as long as that involves listening at some level. Moglen tried to give them special treatment here, but even this was not good enough.
You must admit that they were in effect asking to be treated with more favor than other participants. Again, a warning sign was Torvalds expecting to see an early draft before other participants. How can issuing the position statement publicly at a relatively late date to put Moglen on the spot not be seen as a political move? A clearly unproductive thing is exchanges of position statements and critiques which are simply at too large of a granularity to make any sense here. Even the deliberation on lkml does not function in any way like this. Moreover, I think all of us should appreciate that deliberative processes have many challenges, such as maintaining a high S/N ratio, and that there must be inevitable tradeoffs, such as representation. So I am glad Moglen did not respond too much in his blog, since I think that would have threatened the process itself in any number of ways. Think about it.
The D resources page notes the mailing list, hence the guess that there must be archives. The only demonstration is just a matter of degree of activity. I think you wrote earlier that the last activity was March, but now it is November. However, I fail to see your point about activity. Different activity levels occur in many different projects for many different reasons. Claiming a certain standard here requires far more substantiation than you have given.
No one entity claimed or prescribed any level of privacy for the process as a whole, of course; the participants themselves set their own terms. In at least one of the committees with some privacy, Committee B, we can see minutes of their meetings. Moreover, you should give more credit to the great effort put into the public draft commenting system.
Even so, much discussion did turn out to be private. Is it unreasonable to guess at why that might be: FSF being stretched to the max to encourage public participation, non-paid public participation in Committee D, relatively large stakes for corporations, etc.?
I am sure the process could have been improved. The web site should have done more handholding, for example, and there is never enough publicity. As an ordinary user, I should have done more earlier to make suggestions for the site, for example. In a sense, I have come around to agreeing with you about non-free aspects of the process. In particular, I think money talks, as usual, even here. One could argue that it boils down to the four freedoms versus money. Moreover, the process has involved tradeoffs. However, in no way does there seem to be some overarching covert plan.
bronson, I can see that you are trying to make your points more carefully; improving even more would get you better attention than my meager attempts.
Posted Jan 29, 2007 8:16 UTC (Mon) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
You view the kernel team's position statement timing as a political move. I see it more as an act of desperation. I don't think they wanted to resort to such theatrics; it's not their style. Whether it was justified or not, I think they must have felt like they were pretty much out of options.
You know, it's funny that each side is accusing the other of not listening. And even funnier that each side appears to be correct!
How can we break this communication breakdown? I can offer a suggestion... Release a draft 3. Then let the kernel guys could come up with an updated position statement. I think the MS-Novell deal and the patent clarifications would keep this statement a lot shorter than the last one.
The FSF could then respond, hopefully with more depth than last time (the clarification was awfully brief and dismissive). Above all, the FSF could demonstrate, using actual examples, what clauses the kernel guys could add to the GPLv3 to achieve their goals. Even if it's only academic in this case (presumably the kernel will remain GPLv2 forever), I think it's really worth keeping the kernel devs happy with the FSF's new licenses. You never know when a Linux Kernel NT prototype will be written and require an updated license. :)
Even if no agreement can be reached, at least this way each side would understand why things are the way they are. It would be a lot harder to write confusion off to "typical FSF bureaucratic BS" or "typical prima donna kernel whiners." Hopefully, the kernel guys would know how to modify the GPLv3 to suit their needs, a useful thing even if they never have the opportunity to take advantage of it.
The Linux kernel represents a ton of developers. I really hope that they can end up mostly satisfied with the new GPL.
I've learned a lot from this discussion, b3timmons. Thank you. I just wish it could have occurred somewhere on gplv3.fsf.org. :)
Posted Jan 29, 2007 15:25 UTC (Mon) by b3timmons (guest, #40286) [Link]
While I agree that it would be nice to see an updated draft soon, the contention really seems to come mainly from the kernel guys. Unfortunately, as RMS originally warned years ago, "Linux kernel = all of FOSS" in the minds of way too many people (I am not saying you!). You question whether the position statement was political, but of course we should note that Torvalds has for a long time played balancing acts of various sorts. Some of these acts involve being political whether he likes it or not. I cannot believe that all of those behind the position statement did not act without their employers in mind. Of course, there is nothing wrong with this in and of itself, but, IMHO, the statement was made with other entities in mind, such as Linus's employer, OSDL.
OTOH, the MS-Novell deal worries me, and I would not be surprised if it spooked Moglen, RMS, etc. into brainstorming about more crazy ways that free software can be made effectively nonfree. Note that they, like the other participants, are also representatives. They represent all people who expect the GPL to once again guarantee the freedom that, as stated in its preamble, it intends to guarantee.
You might interesting the thoughts of an upcoming legal eagle, ex-Novell guy Luis Villa. In particular, see his criticisms of both the FSF and the kernel guys:
Posted Jan 29, 2007 21:45 UTC (Mon) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]
Apparently Eben is satisfied that GPLv3 draft 2 is sufficient to prevent the MS-Novell deal in the future. That's good enough for me! I do hope he and RMS are gaming future scenarios; given the skill with which Microsoft convinced Novell to sign this crazy deal, we can be quite sure that the opposition is doing so.
I met Luis a few times when I lived in Boston. I like the guy a lot and follow what he's doing pretty closely. I think he's spot on with pretty much everything he says.
You claim that the contention comes mainly from the kernel guys. Luis isn't a kernel guy, is he? LKMLers tend to loathe Slashdot but there are a number of dissenting voices here: http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/06/2046257 Tectonic isn't a kernel mag: http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=914 (this is satire but its position is clear). I'm sure I could find more examples if I kept looking.
Yes, the vast majority of free software developers are silent on the matter. That should not be interpreted as tacit support for the gplv3! Make no mistake: the GPLv3 is still a very controversial license. I really hope the FSF takes the time to get it right.
Posted Jan 27, 2007 20:48 UTC (Sat) by b3timmons (guest, #40286) [Link]
Since nothing has happened since March 2006, if at all, I hope you understand why I feel disinclined to participate in committee D. Here's a crazy suggestion: open up the discussion. Maybe some mailing list archives, a forum, a regularly updated blog? This stuff is trivial; it takes all of 1/2 hour to set up. It sure would help; right now, gplv3.fsf.org looks totally abandoned.
Not all websites hold your hand equally well, but what is so hard about doing a google search:
Committee D mailing list site:gplv3.fsf.org
The first hit gives: http://gplv3.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/committee-d , which you will find shows a lot more activity for Committee D than you suggested.
Of course, there were several bits of reaction about the kernel document, including http://www.fsf.org/news/gplv3-clarification
"secret police committees" is just silly. Whether we get a more informed response than mine, we could indulge in a little common sense. Clearly, since companies are involved with concerns that they may wish to not be overly public, is it unreasonable to suppose that a committee with a certain privacy level would elicit more candid feedback from them? Likewise for the other groups. Of course, anyone could always contact any member with any concerns since they are all listed.
Answer me this: since gplv3.fsf.org does not go out of its way to acknowledge any outside group, why should it acknowledge the kernel guys? Could you be more specific about some unfair inconsistency?
Nonsense. The only thing not open I see is that some committees have a certain level of privacy. What do you want? For those committees to be totally public and then for the, say, corporate people, to not be frank about their concerns?
"At this rate"? Are you not aware that they have long had a schedule to keep in order to get it out in two months? Phantom issues indeed:
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In short, I think your post is presumptuous and ill-informed, but maybe I am missing something. Apart from the MS-Novell deal that they have promised to handle, what are your issues with the second draft?
Posted Jan 27, 2007 14:31 UTC (Sat) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458) [Link]
Ever wonder what the "cathedral" was that ESR ranted against when he came up with Open Source?
Posted Jan 27, 2007 15:34 UTC (Sat) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270) [Link]
Can you clarify how you think GPLv3 draws the line at that point? I don't see anything in there that talks about a specific means of installing or even about who can do the installing (despite all the FSF comments about "manufacturers having rights they don't pass along"). It says that if there are checks based on keys, you need to provide the keys.
In reality, manufacturers almost never have the ability to push upgrades into delivered devices, though third parties (cable companies, mobile carriers, etc.) may, usually in conjunction with service contracts. Installs are typically done in stores or at the user's request.
The situation is, in fact (at least for cell phones), just as though the vendor said "we sold you version x of our product, but if you bring it back to the store, we'll swap it for the current version." You could get exactly the same model with ROM, but then the process would take a lot longer, since the owner's data would have to be transferred to the new device.
"The other ways to tackle the current DRM frenzy are to either (a) use our market pressure, but that's just choosing to fail since we have a track record of never using our market pressure effectively, or (b) shake off the power that the content industry has over us by moving to free content - this means discarding all culture made in your county and my country in the last century, and It won't happen."
On the contrary, there is some reason to believe that for music, at least, there is a real trend toward selling DRM-free MP3s (there was an article in the New York Times saying that in the last week <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/technology/23music.html...>).
Posted Jan 30, 2007 8:09 UTC (Tue) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
Well that's a odd way to state it, but it's fairly effective.
It boils down to it: 'if the manufacturer can change out the software and replace it with a newer version then you should be able to do that also'
That is typically done through network access in embedded devices, but serial port access is common also.
This is different from, say, read-only firmware which the manufacturer doesn't have to let you change it, since they can't change it without taking the device appart and replacing the physical chip.
For example, with OpenMoko and their phones, the regulatory bits are in the firmware logic and only a abstracted form of the GSM tuner (or whatever) is presented to user space in the form of a serial interface which you interact with in a similar fasion to regular old modems.
That way the phone can be completely open source in the kernel (except for a GPS thing, which is another issue entirely) and still be able to respect the legal restrictions requirements.
Also it's prefectly GPLv3 compatable to have it so that you violate warrentees if you try to modify the software and such things. There is nothing in the GPLv3 that says the original manufacture has to remain liable if you change something and break it. Things like that.
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BERLIN — Robert De Niro's blood-soaked shirt from Taxi Driver and an ax wielded by Leonardo DiCaprio as Amsterdam in Gangs of New York are among the highlights in a show of Martin Scorsese's personal archive at the Film and Television Museum.
Scorsese is giving Berliners the first public peek into his private archive. The exhibit includes a storyboard he produced at age 11 (a desert adventure brought to you from "Marsco Productions") and the yellow gown Cate Blanchett donned as Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator.
Scorsese, 70, couldn't attend the exhibition opening last week because he is still in post-production on his latest film, The Wolf of Wall Street, starring DiCaprio. Hurricane Sandy held up the production as well as hindering the shipping of some of the exhibits, the curators said.
"Some of the objects you'll see have been literally taken off the walls of my house and my office," the Oscar-winning director said in a video message shown at the opening. "I must have given permission for quite a lot of things to go, because I keep missing things in my house."
The show is, above all, a chronicle of a career, with interesting, though largely known, biographical tidbits about his upbringing in New York's Little Italy.
Scorsese suffered from asthma and was a sickly child. His older brother by six years, Frank, regularly took him to the cinema and took care of him. His mother, Catherine, embodied the Italian mama in several of his earlier movies, and his father, Charles, also took small roles.
Fanatically detailed storyboards and carefully annotated scripts show how the director leaves little to chance. Those he works with are similarly perfectionistic. De Niro's taxi-driver license is shown in a glass box: He played a cabbie, so, as a Method actor, he had to become one, too.
Scorsese is a hoarder of film posters and memorabilia. A poster signed by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening honors "Bart Simpson's favorite director."
Among the more surprising and touching items are the ballet shoes from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's famous 1948 film The Red Shoes.
He is definitely a music fan, as testified by his box of vinyl singles, all immaculately indexed, and by his documentaries such as Shine a Light about the Rolling Stones and movies on Bob Dylan and George Harrison.
In the late 1970s, Scorsese pushed Eastman Kodak to improve the sustainability of color film, writing to colleagues asking for support. The responses of Sidney Lumet, Andrzej Wajda and others are displayed.
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A really short post today that gathers Dan's presentation at TiConf 2013 where he talked about optimizing the code in order to speed up Titanium Appcelerator apps.
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This will probably be the last blog post for 2012 and I don't want to end this year and begin another one without sending an invitation to all Titanium Appcelerators DeveLovers out there to come and meet each other at TiConf 2013.
Let's meet next February 23th in Valencia (Spain), have a drink and chat about Titanium, NodeJs, SQL Lite, your latest Android phone, the latest SDK available or the last night's tapas tour. Whatever makes you happy, just come – spring in Valencia is awesome and there will also be plenty of time to tour the city and its bars too.
The presentation is in Spanish and I am also attaching the slides, just in case.
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Today I will try to talk about my experience as a freelancer that uses Titanium for all his mobile projects and how to build your career around the community.
After Appcelerator launched the Marketplace I managed to create and post an iOs only module that is able to create QR codes directly on the device without using an online service.
It can generate all types of codes (from 1 to 40) and with any level of correction (L, M, Q, H). You can also customize the size of the resulting QR code and it will try to adapt itself to this size to remain perfectly sharp and fully visible.
Most of the devices nowadays are equipped with an accelerometer that detect the orientation of the device or the movements the user is doing with it.
Titanium exposes this functionality through its APIs so let's take advantage of that
Recently I became a Titanium Certified Application Developer (TCAD) and I was thinking on giving some insights on the exam for those who want to take it.
Dan Tamas was invited to talk about Titanium Appcelerator at TheEvnt 2011 in Cáceres, Spain, May 14th and the purpose of this talk was to present the advantages of using this framework to develop applications for iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
It was an introductory talk in order to present to the Spanish developers an alternative to ObjectiveC and the very popular Java.
Titanium Appcelerator Mobile has implemented for iOs the Bonjour (or ZeroConf if you want) network protocol that allows you to connect to another device found in the same network.
Before starting with the boring part – I mean the code – let's watch a video with a small demo showing 3 devices playing together
Networking with Titanium Mobile on iOs
Almost any UI element can be animated and transformed, allowing you to add to your application some eye candy or simply take advantage of predefined elements to give them a new role. For those familiar with CSS3 animations this will come very easy as the concept it's pretty the same.
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Boston's original lineup – studio wizard Tom Scholz, vocalist Brad Delp, guitarist Barry Goudreau, bassist Fran Sheeham, and drummer John Hashian – was more than happy with the run out of the gates, with "More Than a Feeling," "Long Time" and "Peace of Mind" gaining the band instant fame. It took two years for their sophomore album, "Don't Look Back," to be released while the band experienced pressure from the Epic label, and only Scholz and Delp remained with the band by the release of their third studio project, the chart-topping "Third Stage" in 1986.
An ugly courtroom battle consumed both the label and the band over the next seven years, with Scholz eventually winning a judgment against Epic, which had claimed the band reneged on its contract by taking so long between releases. Boston didn't make new music after that until 1994, and by then Scholz was the lone remaining (original) member.
Boston took another eight years to come out with new music after the court debacle, with Scholz targeting Internet fans by releasing an mp3 in the summer of 2002. The track became the number one download on the website www.mp3.com, and word of their new album quickly went viral. After releasing "Corporate America" in the fall of that year, Boston embarked on a tour that extended into 2004.
On March 9, 2007, Delp committed suicide at his home in New Hampshire. Boston performed a concert in his honor that summer, and the following year the band introduced another new lineup. The group continues to tour, and is expected to release another studio album in 2013 that is said to contain Delp's singing on many songs.
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We hold a number of special campus visit events throughout the year. Or, you can plan your own visit, choosing from a variety of activities including a campus tour, information session, interview or hosted overnight stay. Smith classes are open to visitors and you can arrange to meet with a faculty member in your area of academic interest. Explore the links on the right to learn more about visiting Smith, and if you have any questions, please contact us!
The Office of Admission is open from 8:30-4:30 p.m. on weekdays during the academic year (Aug. 26-May 16) and 8:00-4:00 p.m. during the summer (May 20-Aug. 23).
We are open from 9:30-1:00 p.m. on Saturdays (Jul. 13-Aug. 24) and from 9:00-1:00 p.m. (Sept. 7-Jan. 25). Holiday hours are listed here.
We can be reached by email or phone (800) 383-3232 or (413) 585-2500.
We host a number of campus visit events throughout the year for prospective students and their families. These full day programs offer a variety of workshops, panels, opportunities to meet members of the Smith community and campus and facility tours.
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Spring Preview
Apr. 26, 2014
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Summer Preview
Aug. 8, 2014
Fall Preview
Nov. 11, 2014
Ada Comstock Open House
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Taking a campus tour is a great way to get a quick overview of Smith. Tours usually last about an hour.
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Tours for non-traditional students We also offer tours by request led by current Ada Comstock Scholars. email email@example.com to inquire.
Our campus tours are led by student volunteers. Student tour guides may not be available at certain times of the year, especially during academic breaks and holidays such as but not limited to December/January winter break and March spring break. A map of campus and walking guide will be provided should you wish to take a self-guided tour. Consult the office hours for information regarding holidays and academic breaks.
In addition to taking a tour of the campus, you can learn more about Smith and ask specific questions in a group information session. Sessions, which are conducted by admission counselors, are offered throughout the year.
Monday-Friday, Mar. 11-Jan. 31
10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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Information sessions are not held from February 1 to mid-March, with the exception of President's Week, when they will be offered Monday through Friday at 2:00 p.m.
A personal interview is highly recommended for first-year and transfer students and required for nontraditional students. This one-to-one conversation allows you to tell us about yourself and to ask specific questions about Smith. The Office of Admission staff will be happy to arrange an interview appointment for you. Click here to send us an email or call (800) 383-3232 or (413) 585-2500.
Interview appointments:
Monday-Friday, Apr. 1-Jan. 31
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, Sep. 7-Jan. 25
9 a.m.-noon
The admission office staff reserves February 1 to April 1 each year for the reading of applications. During this time interviews are only available for transfer students.
First-Year StudentsYou should come to Smith for an interview between April 1 of your junior year and January 31 of your senior year. If you can't schedule an on-campus interview, you can use our lookup page to find an alumna interviewer in your area.
Transfer StudentsStudents applying for January admission must complete their interview by December 1. For September admission, students applying under the preferred deadline of February 1 must complete their interview by February 15. Students applying after February 1 may interview any time before May 15. If you can't schedule an on-campus interview, you can use our lookup page to find an alumna interviewer in your area.
Nontraditional students (Ada Comstock Scholars)An interview is required for all students applying to the Ada Comstock Scholars Program. If distance makes it impossible to visit campus, we can conduct the interview by telephone rather than on campus. Students applying for January admission must complete their interview by November 15. For September admission, students must complete their interview by February 1. Alumnae interviews are not available for nontraditional students. We do not offer telephone interviews for applicants living outside the United States.To schedule an interview, please call the Office of Admission at 413-585-2500. Interview appointments are available Monday-Friday and on some Saturday mornings.It's helpful (but not necessary) if applicants bring unofficial copies of college transcript(s) to the interview for an informal review.
You are welcome to sit in on a Smith class. View the online course guide to select the subject, size and format (seminar, colloquium or lecture) that you wish to visit. We recommend emailing the professor in advance to confirm location and availability.
If you'd like to speak with a faculty member in more depth, you can chat after class or arrange another mutually convenient meeting. Faculty information is located on academic department sites (view our list of departments).
Overnight visits are available Monday through Thursday evenings, when the college is in session, from late September to mid November, and in February and March. Because we think it's important for you to visit classes, the admission staff schedules overnight stays only during the week. Overnights are available for high school seniors and transfer students only.
Your student host or her friends will keep you company during your campus stay, have dinner and breakfast with you and take you to classes.
To arrange a hosted overnight stay, it's best to contact the Office of Admission at least three to four weeks in advance, (though last-minute stays are sometimes possible). Students must complete the required Waiver and Information Form when they come to campus. Please be sure to read it carefully.
We are open from 9:30-1:00 p.m. on Saturdays (Jul. 13-Aug. 24) and from 9:00-1:00 p.m. (Sept. 7-Jan. 25). Holiday hours are listed below.
Student tour guides may not be available at certain times of the year, especially during academic breaks and holidays. You may call ahead to confirm guide availability. A map of campus and walking guide will be provided if the office is closed or a student tour guide is not available.
Please consult the list below as you plan your trip to Smith.
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Director's Dealings and Shareholding in Company
PetroLatina Energy Plc, an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company, focused on Latin America, advises that 3,750,000 new ordinary shares have been issued and allotted following the exercise of the equivalent number of $0.10 warrants in the Company by existing shareholder, Taghmen Ventures Limited ("Taghmen Ventures"). Taghmen Ventures is a company in which Gregory Charles Smith ("Greg Smith"), Chairman of PetroLatina Energy Plc, has a beneficial interest.
At the same time, PetroLatina was informed that Taghmen Ventures has sold 900,000 ordinary shares in the Company at an average price of 23.8 pence per ordinary share to finance the exercise of the aforementioned warrants. The Company has accordingly been notified that Greg Smith and Taghmen Ventures will hold 17,700,001 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, representing approximately 15.53% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.
Application has been made for the 3,750,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, a market operated by The London Stock Exchange plc. Admission of the new ordinary shares is expected to become effective on 26 February 2007.
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PetroLatina Energy Plc ("PetroLatina" or " the Company") Board Change PetroLatina Energy Plc (AIM: PELE), an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on Latin America, announces...
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26.09.07 Interim Results
Unaudited Interim Results For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2007 PetroLatina Plc , the Latin America focused petroleum exploration and production Company (LSE-AIM: "PELE"), announces unaudited interim results for the...
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28.08.07 AIM Rule 26
Company Website PetroLatina Energy plc (AIM:PELE.L) is pleased to announce that the information required by AIM Rule 26 is available on the PetroLatina Energy website at www.petrolatinaenergy.com...
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31.07.07 Disposal
Petrolatina is pleased to announce that the option announced on 21 May 2007 has been exercised and that accordingly it has today completed the sale of its Guatemala assets. The consideration is $4 million in cash. The...
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04.07.07 Notice of AGM
PetroLatina wishes to announce that the AGM of the Company will take place at 10 am on 17 July 2007 at Room Green 1, The Guoman Cumberland Hotel, Great Cumberland Place, London, W1A 4RF, For further...
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29.06.07 Annual Report and Accounts
The Company wishes to announce that the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2006 have been sent to the shareholders of the Company....
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21.06.07 Board Change
PetroLatina Energy Plc (AIM: PELE), an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on Latin America, announces that Richard Lavers has stepped down as a Non Executive Director of the Company...
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13.06.07 Issue of Equity
The Company announces that under the terms of an employment contract 1,500,000 new ordinary shares of the Company are to be issued and allotted to Rudolph Berends, Chief Executive Officer of PetroLatina. Application has been...
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12.06.07 Final results for the year ended 31 December 2006
Chief Executive's Statement The past year has seen some large steps forward in the development of PetroLatina but we have also experienced disappointments. Operations Review In April 2006 the Group acquired interests in...
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07.06.07 Holding(s) in Company
The Company was informed on 7 June 2007 that Macquarie Bank Limited is interested in 3,474,086 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, representing 3.02 per cent of the entire issued voting share capital of the Company. ...
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Background (Encyclopedia of Global Warming)
For most of human history, the environment was to all intents and purposes unprotected by law. In Anglo-American law, the near-absolute dominion that was accorded to owners of property put little restraint on the right to consume, exhaust, or pollute resources at will. A nuisance lawsuit could be pursued if a neighbor deprived a property owner of the ability to enjoy such essentials as light, air, and water. The public trust doctrine restrained landowners from monopolizing access to navigable waters. Other than these impediments, American law left the environment open to even the most rapacious use. The preservationist movement of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot focused on conserving public lands and parks; it had little effect on private uses of land.
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Environmental Law (Encyclopedia of Global Warming)
This situation changed in the United States with the introduction of environmental laws in the twentieth century. The first environmental laws were an extension of nuisance laws and health and safety laws: protecting against environmental threats to the safety of the population, rather than the environment itself. But by the 1970's, laws to protect the environment had found broad acceptance in American political and popular culture. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 (NEPA) established federal guidelines for protecting the environment. In the same year, Congress established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the federal authority to oversee enforcement of the environmental laws, and theClean Air Act Extension to control air pollution.
The Clean Water Act was enacted in 1972 to protect the purity and drinkability of water and to preserve wetlands. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended by the Alternative Fuels Act of 1988, mandated automobile fuel economy standards and encouraged the development of alternative fuels in vehicle use. The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 provided a superfund program to clean up hazardous wastes.
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Global Climate Change and the Law (Encyclopedia of Global Warming)
In 2009, the United States contemplated legislation aimed directly at global warming; previously, legal controversies over global warming focused on the extension of existing environmental laws to greenhouse gases (GHGs). For example, the landmark case of Massachusetts v. EPA (2007) concerned the question of whether motor vehicular emissions of GHGs are air pollutants and thus subject to regulation under the Clean Air Acts (1963-1990). A major barrier in all environmental law litigation is the question of legal standing—who is permitted to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the environment. Normally a plaintiff must show a concrete and immediate harm.
In Massachusetts v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a coalition of environmental groups and state attorney generals to bring the lawsuit. After hearing evidence from both sides, the Court required the EPA to determine if carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions satisfy the definitions of an air pollutant under the Clean Air Acts and are thus subject to EPA regulation. Likewise, in Border Power Plant Working Group v. Department of Energy (2003), the federal government was required to consider power plant CO2 emissions in regulating the construction of power lines and grids. The administration of George W. Bush, however, did not believe administrative action was required as to climate change. The 2008 election of President Barack Obama signaled...
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Context (Encyclopedia of Global Warming)
Environmental legislation enacted since the 1970's has provided some basis for regulation and litigation concerning CO2 emissions that many believe contribute to global warming. Environmentalists have made use of such historic legislation as the Clean Air Acts to try to compel the EPA to include reduction of GHGs under its regulatory mandate, a step resisted by President George W. Bush but revisited by the Obama administration. States, particularly in the northeast and California, have been more aggressive in enacting frameworks designed to reduce CO2 emissions in a cap-and-trade system.
Given the exclusive authority that the federal government retains over national environmental questions and interstate commerce, it is hard to know how effective state legislation can be. The industrialized nations have been active in enacting frameworks, initiatives, and treaties addressing climate change, but, given the nature of international competition and national sovereignty, the future of such essentially voluntary restrictions is uncertain. One of the largest questions facing Congress is how to integrate federal policy with both state and international initiatives.
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Further Reading (Encyclopedia of Global Warming)
Aspatore Book Staff, eds. The Legal Impact of Climate Change: Leading Lawyers on Preparing for New Environmental Legislation, Assessing Green Programs for Clients, and Working with Government Agencies on Climate Change Issues. Boston: Thomson West, 2008. Includes essays by lawyers on developments in regulating GHG emissions.
Gerrard, Michael, ed. Global Climate Change and U.S. Law. Chicago: American Bar Association, 2008. Provides comprehensive, in-depth essays examining all major aspects of U.S. law as it bears on global climate change.
Kushner, James. Global Climate Change and the Road to Extinction: The Legal and Planning Response. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 2009. Written by a law professor; examines broad-ranging economic, social, educational, technological, and legal strategies for reversing climate change. With helpful tables of relevant statutes, regulations, executive orders, and court cases.
Salzman, James, and Barton Thompson. Environmental Law and Policy. 2d ed. New York: Foundation Press, 2007. Summarizes the regulatory scheme of U.S. environmental law while emphasizing the policies and controversies underlying the law in a concise and compact manner.
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Environmental Law (West's Encyclopedia of American Law)
An amalgam of state and federal statutes, regulations, and common-law principles covering AIR POLLUTION, WATER POLLUTION, hazardous waste, the wilderness, and endangered wildlife.
Almost every aspect of life in the United States is touched by environmental law. Drinking water must meet state and federal quality standards before it may be consumed by the public. Car manufacturers must comply with emissions standards to protect air quality. State and federal regulations govern the manufacture, storage, transportation, and disposal of the hazardous chemicals used to make deodorants, hair sprays, perfumes, makeup, fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, detergents, cleansers, batteries, and myriad other common goods and products.
Common Law
Under the COMMON LAW, environmental litigation revolves around six doctrines: NUISANCE, TRESPASS, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, prior appropriation, and riparian rights.
Nuisance Modern environmental law traces its roots back to the common-law TORT of nuisance. A nuisance is created when an owner or occupier of land...
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Environmental Law (Great American Court Cases)
Up until the 1960s, environmental regulation in the United States was mostly left to state and local governments. There was very little, if any, national control. Since most regulation occurred at the city and state government level, it was difficult for authorities to enforce laws beyond their own territories, especially if the source of the pollution emanated from another region or state. Business and industries that caused large amounts of pollution could affect vast areas around them with little concern of either discovery or the payment of legal reparations.
The climate during the 1960s was ripe for the federal government to adopt a national strategy on environmental regulation. The country was becoming more aware that complete freedom for business and industry resulted in large scale environmental damage and that safety limits needed to be instituted to protect waterways, air, natural resources, and scenic areas.
Several elements influenced the national movement toward greater control over polluters. First, the 1960s was a decade of incredible commercial growth. There was greater production on the part of manufacturing and industry and that consequently resulted in greater consumption. More waste was produced, national cancer rates soared, and the public enjoyed an unbridled economic growth that brought with it a high price tag....
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Source: Great American Court Cases, ©1999 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
Source: West's Encyclopedia of American Law, ©2005 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming, ©2009 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.


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