Re: For Approval: Simple Permissive License

2004-02-08 Thread Ian Lance Taylor
"Zooko O'Whielacronx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The Simple Permissive License is most similar to The MIT License. The MIT > License does not suffice for my needs because it is too long and complex for the > programmers that I work with to read. Personally, I recommend that you tell your pr

apache license 2.0 for consideration

2004-02-08 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
i don't think anyone has submitted it yet. the apache software foundation approved version 2.0 of its licence, and would like to submit it for osi approval. it's online at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 and i'm attaching the text version to this message. it is our belief that this

For Approval: Simple Permissive License

2004-02-08 Thread Zooko O'Whielacronx
"Tell us which existing OSI-approved license is most similar..." The Simple Permissive License is most similar to The MIT License. The MIT License does not suffice for my needs because it is too long and complex for the programmers that I work with to read. As one example of this problem,

Re: The Copyright Act preempts the GPL

2004-02-08 Thread Rod Dixon
Putting aside the issue that a 3 line computer program may lack the minimal indicia of originality to be copyrightible in the first place, strictly speaking, what Bob may do with his derivative work (if that one line code is copyrightible) may depend upon whether Bob wants to distribute the work or

Re: The Copyright Act preempts the GPL

2004-02-08 Thread John Cowan
Peter Fairbrother scripsit: > Alan writes an original computer program. It is 3 lines long. It is called > "Hello world". > > Bob takes Alan's program and replaces line 2. The new program is called > "Goodbye asshole". > > "Goodbye asshole" is a derivative work. > > If Bob did not have Alan's p