Dave Phillips or Christian Schoenebeck wrote: > Unfortunately I haven't found an existing open source license which > would reflect those restrictions. Some even said this wouldn't be an > open source license according to definitions of XY, but personally I > think it would.
I suggest that you read this: The Open Source Definition http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php Especially have a look at point 6 ("No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor"). > So maybe we would have to write a new license, like a > "Participation License" or something which might also > be used by other projects in future of course. Do so, but then do not tell anyone that this is an "Open Source"-license - it is not. Cheers, Andreas
