Re: GPLv2 'web-app loophole'

2001-08-08 Thread phil hunt
On Wednesday 08 August 2001 2:15 am, David Johnson wrote: My point is not whether a thing can be done, but whether it should be done at all. I don't believe that Open Source licenses should regulate in any way the actual execution of the software. Are you saying that the Open Source

Quick Reference For Choosing a Free Software License

2001-08-08 Thread zooko
I've written a table comparing a few of the more frequently chosen licenses. http://zooko.com/license_quick_ref.html Doubtless, the inaccuracies and biases presented therein will frustrate some people, but I have observed a need for such a table, and earlier revisions of this document have

Re: GPLv2 'web-app loophole'

2001-08-08 Thread Brian Behlendorf
On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, phil hunt wrote: On Wednesday 08 August 2001 2:15 am, David Johnson wrote: My point is not whether a thing can be done, but whether it should be done at all. I don't believe that Open Source licenses should regulate in any way the actual execution of the software.

Re: Quick Reference For Choosing a Free Software License

2001-08-08 Thread Rick Moen
begin [EMAIL PROTECTED] quotation: I've written a table comparing a few of the more frequently chosen licenses. http://zooko.com/license_quick_ref.html Doubtless, the inaccuracies and biases presented therein will frustrate some people, but I have observed a need for such a table, and

RE: Quick Reference For Choosing a Free Software License

2001-08-08 Thread Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M.
Oh, my! I most defintely do not want to discourage you, and the chart is not a bad idea, but your commentary is written as if you ARE dispensing legal advice. You use phrases like a court might decide that and it has no legal effect too frequently. I would suggest rewriting some of the material