Maxthon Chan scripsit: > Is it favorable to add a copy left clause into 2BSDL to make it copyleft? > "You must provide the source code, in its human-preferred format, with > this work or any derivatives of this work you created when > redistributing."
That's pretty much what the Sleepycat license does. Here's a very lightly edited version of its additional clause: Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on how to obtain complete source code for the licensed software and any accompanying software that uses the licensed software. The source code must either be included in the distribution or be available for no more than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and must be freely redistributable under reasonable conditions. For an executable file, complete source code means the source code for all modules it contains. It does not include source code for modules or files that typically accompany the major components of the operating system on which the executable file runs. The restrictions pretty much match those of the GPL2. The Sleepycat license itself is redundant and non-templatized, so it can't be reused directly. If someone felt like proposing something like 2-clause BSD + the above, I for one would welcome it. Unlike the GPL, this does not create a new and distinct software commons. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan co...@ccil.org Police in many lands are now complaining that local arrestees are insisting on having their Miranda rights read to them, just like perps in American TV cop shows. When it's explained to them that they are in a different country, where those rights do not exist, they become outraged. --Neal Stephenson _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss