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  • The way I perceive PRQL is somewhat like SQLAlchemy-Core (the SQL expression layer, not the ORM). Almost a 1:1 mapping to SQL but softening the rough edges in SQL when constructing more complex queries dynamically, in particular: no function calls, no real variables, only string concatenation. While SQLAlchemy-Core lets you even extract sub-queries into variables, I don’t know about how powerful PRQL is in this regard.

    From what I see from the docs I’m rather hopeful though.


  • Scenario:

    1. Sign up for RedHat account
    2. Acquire source code
    3. distribute source code
    4. RedHat cancels your account
    5. you still have the binaries (and are allowed to, they’re GPL)
    6. you want the source code again… but can’t. Account is closed.

    Now you’re in a situation where you’re entitled to receive the source code, but can’t because they won’t let you.

    If this will ever go to court, I suspect RedHat will pursue a “corner case” solution. A canceled account will probably have access to the source code from RedHat *up to that very cancel-date" and you’ll not get a new binary (from them). So it should be mostly legal for them to do so.

    However, as long as no trademark of RedHat is violated, distributing individual RHEL binaries (not the full images, they contain trademarked assets) should be fine. So you could receive a binary through that route and be entitled to the source code for it, starting the whole process over again.



  • First I thought you were writing incoherently, but now I understand your point.

    I agree with what you said, that our “art” is most likely just something akin to bird song. Maybe even less or something else entirely.

    My point of view: Birds also have a “rebellious phase” where their songs differ from the songs of the general population. They are experimenting with new and unorthodox songs. These go away after they come of age and have to find a mate. My hypothesis (well, I’m no bird) is that there is a lot of emotional impact in these bird songs, whereas in some songs humans produce, much which previously required emotional awareness or emotional connection is now being replaced by templates, methods and formulas to make music. It’s some sort of depersonalization or objectification of the process of making music. This is probably what you meant by “it isn’t art anymore”.

    Did I get right, what you were trying to convey?