From lojban-out@lojban.org Fri Dec 06 13:00:14 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_0); 6 Dec 2002 21:00:14 -0000 Received: (qmail 22676 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2002 21:00:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m7.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 6 Dec 2002 21:00:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 6 Dec 2002 21:00:14 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 18KPa2-0001oX-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Fri, 06 Dec 2002 13:00:14 -0800 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 18KPZz-0001oD-00; Fri, 06 Dec 2002 13:00:11 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Fri, 06 Dec 2002 13:00:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from rlpowell by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 18KPZt-0001o4-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Fri, 06 Dec 2002 13:00:05 -0800 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 13:00:05 -0800 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: Loglan Message-ID: <20021206210005.GN28980@digitalkingdom.org> Mail-Followup-To: lojban-list@lojban.org References: <5.2.0.9.0.20021205204327.03140b30@pop.east.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20021205204327.03140b30@pop.east.cox.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-archive-position: 3162 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list X-eGroups-From: Robin Lee Powell From: Robin Lee Powell Reply-To: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 09:00:54PM -0500, Robert LeChevalier wrote: > Actually there are precedents on language copyrights, though in the > realm of computer languages. In general they ensured the death of the > language in question. I would like documentation for that "in general", if you don't mind. As far as I'm aware, this is a 100% causation, where 'death' is defined as 'fewer than, say, 20 people can currently competently code in this language and use it on a regular basis'. -Robin -- http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** I'm a *male* Robin. .i le pamoi velru'e zo'u jmaji le plibu taxfu .i le remoi velru'e zo'u mo .i le cimoi velru'e zo'u ba'e prali .uisai http://www.lojban.org/ *** to sa'a cu'u lei pibyta'u cridrnoma toi