Many of the requirements are in fact unreasonable unless they are rephrased to apply ONLY when connecting to LL's servers
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Argent Stonecutter <secret.arg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2010-03-09, at 14:38, Tayra Dagostino wrote: > >> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:23:33 -0600 >> Argent Stonecutter <secret.arg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On 2010-03-09, at 14:12, Tayra Dagostino wrote: >>>> I think yoiu've misreaded the TPV policy, no GPL violation, viewer >>>> code is GPL, you can take a copy from svn, manipulate it, patch or >>>> mood, rename it, all GPL let u do with it (and consequential charges >>>> for a developer who work on a GPL code) >>>> >>>> TPV is like an addendum to TOS, if you want use Linden Lab grids you >>>> should follow some rules... this is server side, no viewer code >>>> involved... the Linden services aren't GPL... >>> >>> Doesn't matter. LL can't impose a restriction like "you have to stop >>> distributing your ripper viewer" through any contract, license, or >>> policy if they're going to use the GPL for the viewer. >> >> uhm... i read 'you cannot connect your modded viewer to our grid if >> contain "word1" or "word2 or "etc."' > > To promote a positive and predictable experience for all Residents of > Second Life, we require users of Third-Party Viewers ***and those who > develop or distribute them*** (“Developers”) to comply with this > Policy and the Second Life Terms of Service. > > ***If you are a Developer who distributes Third-Party Viewers to > others***, you must also provide the following disclosures and > functionality > > You acknowledge and agree that we may require you to stop using ***or > distributing*** a Third-Party Viewer for accessing Second Life > > etc etc etc etc etc etc... > > I'm not arguing that these are not, perhaps, reasonable requirements. > > I am simply pointing out that they are NOT compatible with the GPL. > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges > -- “Lanie, I’m going to print more printers. Lots more printers. One for everyone. That’s worth going to jail for. That’s worth anything.” - Printcrime by Cory Doctrow Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
