Re: [License-discuss] plain text license versions?

2012-09-07 Thread Ben Reser
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Rick Moen wrote: > I exited, Bruce. > > You talk to the gentleman if you wish. I left. I'm done as well. Ben Tilly's response made sense to me. ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://pro

Re: [License-discuss] plain text license versions?

2012-09-07 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Bruce Perens (br...@perens.com): > Is this really a serious discussion? I exited, Bruce. You talk to the gentleman if you wish. I left. ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mail

Re: [License-discuss] plain text license versions?

2012-09-07 Thread Bruce Perens
On 09/07/2012 11:24 AM, Rick Moen wrote: I don't think you are approaching this discussion with a serious attitude, attention to the subject, and/or a sense of perspective. Is this really a serious discussion? It sounds to me more like a contest of how many silly things some of us can get awa

Re: [License-discuss] plain text license versions?

2012-09-07 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Ben Reser (b...@reser.org): > Depending on the license that may not be so easy. [...] Ben, I was not giving you a very serious reply (but rather a dismissive one), because frankly I don't think you are approaching this discussion with a serious attitude, attention to the subject, and/or a

Re: [License-discuss] plain text license versions?

2012-09-07 Thread Ben Reser
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Ben Tilly wrote: > The location of the license text is not a provision of the license. > Some licenses, for instance the GPL, actually say that you have to > distribute the license along with the work. Others leave the matter > silent. Either way the license is a

Re: [License-discuss] plain text license versions?

2012-09-07 Thread Ben Tilly
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Ben Reser wrote: > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Rick Moen wrote: [...] >>> For that matter is it not also a violation of the technology neutral >>> clause of the open source definition? >> >> No. Read it. > > I did. If you only provide a URL to read the lice

Re: [License-discuss] plain text license versions?

2012-09-07 Thread Ben Reser
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Rick Moen wrote: > Card catalogue? Help from a librarian? Depending on the license that may not be so easy. I doubt there is just a book of open source licenses. So you're likely going to have to find some other book that includes the license. If it's not a co