OK, IANAL, nor do I pretend to any amazing expertise. Should
this hold up legally, I will probably be the most astounded here.
(I have not even reviewed for typos!) But at least it gives people
something specific to argue over.
I will annotate it later if I get time and energy. For now let
me note that I would expect this to be used with an including
statement reserving to Larry Wall the right to release this at
a later date under a revised AL. Thanks to the dual licensing
provisions that would say a lot. (At least if I can read my own
proposed license straight. :-)
Feel free to dissect.
Cheers,
Ben
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