Re: [License-discuss] Open Source Eventually License Development

2013-08-22 Thread Michael Widenius
Hi! > "Clark" == Clark C Evans writes: >> Here is an example Business Source license... Clark> Your proposal is an evaluation/crippled non-free license till a Clark> particular Clark> date, where upon it is automatically "gifted" under the GPL-3-or-later. Clark> If this is the case, I wo

Re: [License-discuss] Open Source Eventually License Development

2013-08-20 Thread Michael Widenius
Hi! > "Eben" == Eben Moglen writes: Eben> No, Mr Cowan. The license only exists if the precedent license hasn't Eben> been terminated or revoked during the term. If it has, then the right Eben> to distribute under free license has also terminated. No one should Eben> take the code in r

Re: [License-discuss] Open Source Eventually License Development

2013-08-20 Thread Michael Widenius
Hi! > "Eben" == Eben Moglen writes: Eben> Whatever the truth of the adage may be, the point for us is that none Eben> of this has anything to do with licensing. Fred Trotter was actually Eben> asking a question, to which the correct answer is: "You don't need a Eben> license to make someth