[mythtv-users] A new theme on the way...

Christopher Meredith chmeredith at gmail.com
Fri Oct 23 00:59:15 UTC 2009


On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:52 PM, greg <greg12866 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> Michelle Dupuis wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps a better example, you copy the picture of Linus onto the side of
>> your own house...and then paint a cock and balls on it.
>>
>> Hey, it's your house.  Go for it :)
>>
>> In the case, so long as you give credit for the original work (and make it
>> clear yours is a derivative) then it really should be ok.
>>
>> This will be a fun thread to watch.  I'm sure the cock and ball analogy
>> will
>> bring out the bright minds.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of ryan patterson
>> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:54 PM
>> To: Myth TV Users List
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] A new theme on the way...
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Christopher Meredith
>> <chmeredith at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It is fundamentally unfair to tell someone they can have something for
>>> "free," but they can't enjoy it as they please.
>>>
>>
>> Okay imagine you spent months of your life painting a public mural on the
>> side of a building honoring Linus Torvalds (trying to pick somebody we all
>> like).  You donated your time to the local community to do this.  Then the
>> a
>> week later somebody comes along and defaces the mural by painting a giant
>> cock and balls on his face.  You would be okay with that?  (I hope I
>> didn't
>> go too far with that example).
>>
>> Of coarse the mural in my example was a one of a kind item where the
>> Arclight can be duplicated perfectly any number of times.  But still to
>> Robert Arclight is a work of art that he has spent many hours/days working
>> on.  He doesn't want it to be defaced by some idiot putting a giant Comic
>> Sans font on it.
>>
>> -Ryan
>>
>>
>>
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>
> I have a great idea,lets drop this whole thread..The only thing it has done
> is riled up people who don't need the aggravation...So in keeping peace, let
> this thread die....We can all agree to disagree..
> This thread needs to stop here....

Some people are enjoying the debate. No one's forcing you to read it.


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