From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 457EFBB81 for ; Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:20:39 +0100 (CET) Received: from laposte.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr (laposte.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr [192.44.77.17]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id jB7FKcB3025513 for ; Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:20:39 +0100 Received: from givry.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr (givry.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr [193.52.74.194]) by laposte.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr (8.11.6p2/8.11.6/2003.04.01) with ESMTP id jB7FKNM03435; Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:20:23 +0100 Received: from givry.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr (localhost.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr [127.0.0.1]) by givry.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jB7FKNPo080592; Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:20:23 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from dupont@givry.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr) Message-Id: <200512071520.jB7FKNPo080592@givry.rennes.enst-bretagne.fr> From: Francis Dupont Cc: Xavier Leroy , caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Subject: Re: Impact of French DADVSI law on Free Software and OCaml (was: Re: [Caml-list] Slashdot) In-reply-to: Your message of Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:55:50 +0100. <3d13dcfc0512070655i2545dc1dp@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:20:23 +0100 Sender: Francis.Dupont@enst-bretagne.fr X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://amavis.org/) at enst-bretagne.fr X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 4396FDC6.002 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 caml-list:01 ocaml:01 burned:98 softwares:98 wrote:01 imho:01 sell:96 extension:05 previous:09 500:90 conference:09 medium:89 i've:11 issue:12 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 In your previous mail you wrote: This is the same issue. If I give a burned CDROM with OCaml on it (or more realistically my own Free Software made with OCaml), should I register it? => the law applies when you give it to a public so IMHO it applies if you sell it, even for free, or distribute it in a conference, etc, but not when you give it to your friends. As I've said it is an extension to the 500 year old law for books to softwares on physical medium. Regards Francis.Dupont@enst-bretagne.fr