Re: [License-discuss] GPL and proprietary WebAPIs

2011-12-23 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 04:50:14PM -0800, Chris Travers wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Chad Perrin wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 03:38:04AM -0800, Chris Travers wrote: > >> > >> Thus in general I think one is generally better off talking with > >> upstream projects and trying to ge

Re: [License-discuss] GPL and proprietary WebAPIs

2011-12-23 Thread Chris Travers
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 03:38:04AM -0800, Chris Travers wrote: >> >> Thus in general I think one is generally better off talking with >> upstream projects and trying to get them on board. > > Take the most restrictive reasonable interpretation

Re: [License-discuss] GPL and proprietary WebAPIs

2011-12-23 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Clark C. Evans (c...@clarkevans.com): > You are being unnecessarily argumentative. Alas, you have missed the central thrust of what I said. I was attempting to account for the general lack of interest in assisting analysing your problem as defined -- speaking for myself, but I suspect

Re: [License-discuss] GPL and proprietary WebAPIs

2011-12-23 Thread John Cowan
Lawrence Rosen scripsit: > And with regard to this irrational fear of the reach of the GPL > regarding functional linking that is but one minor factor in a complex > derivative work analysis, what is the risk that some court will force > me to disclose my *copyright-independent* crown jewel propri

Re: [License-discuss] GPL and proprietary WebAPIs

2011-12-23 Thread Lawrence Rosen
Chad Perrin wrote: > Take the most restrictive reasonable interpretation of both if you want > to play it safe. That's true as far as it goes but leaves out the fun part of the analysis. The evaluation of risk -- particularly legal risk -- involves the analysis of many factors. Sometimes "the most

Re: [License-discuss] GPL and proprietary WebAPIs

2011-12-23 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 03:38:04AM -0800, Chris Travers wrote: > > Thus in general I think one is generally better off talking with > upstream projects and trying to get them on board. Take the most restrictive reasonable interpretation of both if you want to play it safe. After all, a change in

Re: [License-discuss] GPL and proprietary WebAPIs

2011-12-23 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Chris Travers (ch...@metatrontech.com): > Good for you (I mean that). As I say in the LedgerSMB project we hold > API's (however invoked) to be freely usable with the minor exception > that inheritance probably crosses the line into derivative works land > (because once inheritance is muc

Re: [License-discuss] GPL and proprietary WebAPIs

2011-12-23 Thread Chris Travers
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Lawrence Rosen wrote: > Rick Moen wrote: >> You know, Clark:  Speaking for myself, I have no interest in advising >> querents about how closely they can lawfully skirt the requirements of >> copyleft licences, or how they can creatively circumvent those >> requirem