[Glorantha] A bit more

In message <Pine.GSO.4.58.0707051114570.25209@paju.oulu.fi> Mikko Rintasaari writes:
>[Jane]
>:So what was wrong with him using the existing lists?
>:Like, say, this one?
>
>My guess is that it's a personal preference to the Yahoo list's structure.
>I'm personally not all that impressed with the UI of those, but it does
>have some advantages.

And this list has the advantage of being archived in a way that is accessible to search engines. Nor does the server fall over and lose all it's settings allowing spammers to distribute their junk until individual list moderators change them back. Advantages and disadvantages with both.

>[Donald]
>:Personally I feel Jane and Graham were restrained in their comments
>:about you forwarding Chris's mail to the WoG list. It was a flagrant
>:breech of copyright to do so unless you had his permission.
>
>Are you serious?? First of all, I copied _my_ reply on this list, duly
>crediting the original idea where it was due.

Doesn't alter the fact that it's a breech of copyright law. The clue is in the word "copy". Alternatively you could have posted a link to the message in the archive without any copyright infringement.

>If the atmosphere on the
>Gloranthan Digest has become such that this was some sort of breach of
>conduct, then I'll just have to shake my head and leave. If this is the
>case then you guys have compleatly lost it... What the "#?%" is the
>purpose of having mailing lists to share ideas about a RPG worth, if you
>guys are going to jealously guard the copyright of every single idea or
>tidbit. Great Gaia!

Nobody is jealously guarding the copyright of every single idea or titbit. I'm just suggesting that you should ask before taking other people's stuff and distributing it elsewhere. In my experience most Gloranthan fans are quite happy to share but asking first is both polite and complies with the law.

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/