From: Alex Young <alex@...>
Date: 2007-03-23T03:40:26+09:00
Subject: Re: free pdf ebook

Kyle Schmitt wrote:
> OK guys, stop jumping down my throat for using the common term for 
> something.
> 
> Legally is it theft?  Maybe not, but commonly it is referred to as such.
Do we let people get away with mixing up Ruby with Rails?  Static with 
strict typing?  Relational databases with SQL?  Just because a mistake 
is commonly made doesn't make it any less a mistake.

> He did ask for something illicit, knowing full well it was illegal.
> Why was the use of one word in a response diverting all focus from the
> original intent of the post?
My take is that the disapproval was taken as read, and didn't need any 
further embellishment.  Besides, the nuances of international copyright 
law are far more interesting than a crude breach of community etiquette :-)

-- 
Alex