RE: Affero GPL. Big loophole?

2002-03-21 Thread De Bug
Where are the teeth? In my reading, the essence of the interesting part of clause 2(d) is must offer an ... opportunity ... to request immediate transmission ... of the complete source code. I find it _extremely_ odd that it does not compel transmission. (Other GPL terms are clear

Re: Affero GPL. Big loophole?

2002-03-21 Thread Steve Lhomme
En réponse à Forrest J Cavalier III [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Free Software Foundation Announces Support of the Affero General Public License, the First Copyleft License for Web Services http://www.fsf.org/press/2002-03-19-Affero.html (NOTE: The FSF suggests comments to them. I CC'ed them,

Re: Affero GPL. Big loophole?

2002-03-21 Thread Forrest J. Cavalier III
Steve Lhomme wrote in part. Because as the software is GPLed, you must supply the source code on request. Where does clause 2(d) state that? I want to discuss 2(d) specifically. Certainly the other clauses of the GPL will remain in force, but there are circumstances where only Clause 2(d)

Re: Affero GPL. Badgeware?

2002-03-21 Thread Henri Poole
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 01:22:09 -0500 (EST) Forrest J. Cavalier III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think clause Affero GPL 2(d) provides for the propagation of badgeware, meaning that it obligates propagation of a brand or mark. The important bit is you must not remove that facility. I wouldn't

Re: Affero GPL. Big loophole?

2002-03-21 Thread Henri Poole
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:36:55 +0100 De Bug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are the teeth? In my reading, the essence of the interesting part of clause 2(d) is must offer an ... opportunity ... to request immediate transmission ... of the complete source code. I find it

Re: Affero GPL. Badgeware?

2002-03-21 Thread Forrest J. Cavalier III
Henri Poole [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wouldn't interpret it that way. Were you involved in the creation of the text? Do you speak for Affero? That would be very helpful to know. This license is going to be used by others. (The intent and interpretation that Affero has is important, but