[LAU] For your good morning laugh: Fwd: Re: A Jumble of Lines - Because that's what systemD is.

[Arve Barsnes]

Well, I have no intention of listening to what is probably a horrible
song, but the mail exchange was certainly entertaining.

On 6 November 2014 10:05, Gerald Mwangi <gerald.mwangi at gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi Guys, since i also use Ubuntu i'm on the Ubuntu dev list. Here's
> someone ( Castle OfWhite/Chateau DuBlanc ) first complaining about
> systemD. He even "wrote" a "song" about that called Jumble of Lines and
> published it on youtube (youtu.be/ACDi1YOcupk). The best part: He uses
> the GPL to license the SONG!! Prompted by others that the GPL is
> inadequate for non-software, that is, art material, this is his reply.
> Needless to mention, he was banned from the list.
> Disclaimer:
> The following does not represent my views/ is not my words and the
> "SONG" is CERTAINLY NOT MINE. I'm forwarding it to you for your
> entertainment from the ubuntu mailing list.
> Regards Gerald
>
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Re: A Jumble of Lines - Because that's what systemD is.
> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 19:13:54 +0100
> From: Castle OfWhite <castleofwhite at mail.com>
> To: John Moser <john.r.moser at gmail.com>
> CC: ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com
>
> Nope. Fuck you.
> It was good enough for us then and it's good enough for us now.
> You can use this media with any GPL program or other GPL media.
> Go and fuck yourself.
> (and hey, it's dual licensed under CC BY SA anyway if you're a
> homosexual who is anal)
>
> The Law is all about appeals to authority, dumbass.
>
> It's my fucking song and I can distribute it as I like, and I say the
> GPL is the license.
> You can certainly use it and modify it and do anything you could do with
> a GPL program.
> YOU cannot tell ME what I decide for MY FUCKING SONGS YOU PIECE OF SHIT.
>
> FUCK YOU YOU DAMNED PRO FEMINIST FUCK.
> And Fuck SystemD.
>
>
> My Copyright protected work, MY LICENSING DECISION.
> And I have decided GPL. It has always worked and is proven.
> And if you continue to keep saying I have licensed it less permissably.
>
> Well then that's libel and I hope to see you in an alleyway, because
> you're spreading lies about me.
> Shut your fucking mouth.
>
>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 at 6:07 PM
> From: "John Moser" <john.r.moser at gmail.com>
> To: "Castle OfWhite" <castleofwhite at mail.com>,
> ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: A Jumble of Lines - Because that's what systemD is.
> On 11/05/2014 01:01 PM, Castle OfWhite wrote:
>> It's licensed elsewhere under CC-BY-SA aswell, just for such an occasion.
>> The GPL is a fine media license when said media is a part of a program
>> (game etc). In such cases Judges usually see the entire thing as a whole
>> rather than a collection of parts.
>>
>
> That's a weak argument. It's an appeal to authority and to tradition.
>
> The GPL directly describes considerations for linking and source code,
> as well as program executable modules. While it makes some sense to
> include resources in the definition of the program in general,
> extracting the media from the program immediately creates confusion
> about what exactly was violated; the only proper interpretation is that
> distributing the media with the program is allowed, while the media
> without being part of the program is not under any permissive license
> and, thus, distributing it is a copyright violation.
>
>> I do know what I'm doing, and You show your ignorance :).
>> I've been writing programs and making free/opensource media
>> from before the CC license were created.
>>
>> Back then we just licensed our stuff under the GPL, the BSD license, or
>> the gnu FDL. (or all of them) Worked fine. People understood.
>>
>> SO FUCK YOU!
>>
>> Go fuck yourself you pro-feminist pro-systemd piece of shit.
>> (I remeber when there weren't feminists in free/opensource too)
>> (nor better-than-thou systemd loving assholes)
>>
>> I hope Mr Cook is edged out because he supports your beliefs
>> (and that is leading to a ban in russia of apple products)
>> You people need to be fought back against. You've ruined the
>> world for regular men.
>>
>
> Okay, civilized conversation has broken down.
>
>
>>> On 11/05/2014 12:27 PM, Chateau DuBlanc wrote:
>>>> A Jumble of Lines - Because that's what systemD is.
>>>> "More code .: better"
>>>>
>>>> youtu.be/ACDi1YOcupk
>>>>
>>>> SystemD introduces (further) systemic vulnerabilities into Gnu/Linux.
>>>> Here is a song feeling that situation out.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Take this immaturity elsewhere. I thought I was being spammed by
>>> YouTube again.
>>>
>>>> (C) Gnu GPL v2
>>>>
>>>
>>> GPL is not an appropriate media license; it is a license for source
>>> code. This usage shows you like to make statements about things you
>>> don't understand; thus your assessments of systemd are immediately
>>> suspect, and readily assumed misguided.
>>>
>>> In other words: you obviously don't know what you're talking about, and
>>> your input on any matter is valueless.
>
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