Re: copyleft lite?

2002-07-13 Thread Randy Kramer
Mahesh T Pai wrote: > That one line is superfluous. That is what the statute book says. > Since it there in the statute book, this is how it will be, whether you > say it or not. IANAL, but isn't that true only until they change the statute book? In other words, isn't there something to be sai

Re: copyleft lite?

2002-07-13 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Bruce Dodson wrote: > All rights not specifically granted in this agreement are reserved > to the copyright holder(s). > That one line is superfluous. That is what the statute book says. Since it there in the statute book, this is how it will be, whether you say it or not. > Your rights to

Re: copyleft lite?

2002-07-13 Thread Forrest J. Cavalier III
Seems to me that it is not GPL compatible. The GPL expressly prohibits combining with licenses that have more restrictive terms than the GPL. "without fee" is a restriction the GPL does not include. -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: copyleft lite?

2002-07-13 Thread Bruce Dodson
Okay. I can add that "or under GPL" clause; it doesn't really make the license harder to understand, and it's worth it to ensure GPL compatibility. I will have to work on some simple explanation of what "modifications" means. Suggestions are welcome! I'm thinking if the resulting software ends

Re: copyleft lite?

2002-07-13 Thread Bjorn Reese
Bruce Dodson wrote: > disclaimers appear in supporting documentation. When you > distribute this software outside your organization, the source > code (including any modifications) must be made available to the > recipients under these license terms. You have not defined the copyleft sc

Re: copyleft lite?

2002-07-13 Thread Andy Tai
"These terms" will make it not GPL compatible because the GPL is not identical to "these terms." Maybe something like "the source code (including any modifications) must be made available to the recipients under these terms or the terms of the GNU General Public License..." --- Bruce Dodson <[EM