Re: [License-discuss] Copyright Free Software Foundation, but license not GPL

2013-04-17 Thread Bruce Perens
Karl, Robin means that the work is dedicated to FSF and placed under a BSD or MIT license. These are compatible with the GPL and FSF is fine with it. Thanks Bruce On 4/17/2013 10:04 AM, Karl Fogel wrote: Robin Winning robin.winn...@cyaninc.com writes: I am a contracts manager

Re: [License-discuss] what would de-listing of licenses look like?

2013-03-07 Thread Bruce Perens
1.0 text is self-invalidating. It's not so clear that a better drafted license would have reduced us to basing the appeal on the economic value of attribution alone. Thanks Bruce Ben Tilly bti...@gmail.com wrote: I do not believe that you are fairly describing the cause of what happened

Re: [License-discuss] what would de-listing of licenses look like?

2013-03-07 Thread Bruce Perens
We appreciate what we got. But my point is that maybe with a well written license Victoria Hall would have finished the case on her own in the lower court. Lawrence Rosen lro...@rosenlaw.com wrote: I note that the plaintiff in the Jacobsen v Katzer case won on appeal to the CAFC. So reading

Re: [License-discuss] what would de-listing of licenses look like?

2013-03-06 Thread Bruce Perens
on whether the suggested problems are really problems. Thanks Bruce On 03/06/2013 08:23 PM, Luis Villa wrote: On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Richard Fontana font...@sharpeleven.org wrote: The Frameworx license is one of those OSI-approved licenses that I believe was approved in haste

Re: [License-discuss] what would de-listing of licenses look like?

2013-03-06 Thread Bruce Perens
is exactly what I'd like to fix. And yet the Artistic 1.0 is not the one I thought of first upon seeing this discussion in progress. We have much worse. Thanks Bruce John Cowan co...@mercury.ccil.org wrote: Bruce Perens scripsit: And yet the Artistic License 1.0, which is riddled with ambiguities

Re: [License-discuss] what would de-listing of licenses look like?

2013-03-06 Thread Bruce Perens
at 10:15 PM, John Cowan co...@mercury.ccil.org wrote: Bruce Perens scripsit: So, what the Artistic License 1.0 made much more difficult for the poor Open Source developer is exactly what I'd like to fix. And yet the Artistic 1.0 is not the one I thought of first upon seeing this discussion

Re: [License-discuss] List moderation and CoC enforcement [was Re: proposal for revising (and making relevant) the code of conduct]

2013-01-05 Thread Bruce Perens
* *On-list*: discussing conduct on-list, either as part of another message or as a standalone thread, is always acceptable. Pretty often this sort of discussion has triggered an instant flame-fest. And I have to agree with John. If there's a breach of civility, direct confrontation is unlikely

Re: [License-discuss] License which requires watermarking? (Attribution Provision)

2013-01-01 Thread Bruce Perens
On 01/01/2013 02:08 PM, Ken Arromdee wrote: Some people use ordinary GPL on libraries with the intent of crippling competing commercial reuse (since any competitors have to release their source and competitors wouldn't want to do that). Is the GPL also considered unfree when applied to

Re: [License-discuss] License which requires watermarking? (Attribution Provision)

2013-01-01 Thread Bruce Perens
intellectual property audit in better shape than otherwise. I do know a company that spent money, including on me, to argue just this sort of issue recently. They spent more than most businesses would be able to endure. Thanks Bruce On 01/01/2013 05:23 PM, Lawrence Rosen wrote: Really

Re: [License-discuss] Adobe DNG SDK License Agreement

2012-10-22 Thread Bruce
The documentation license isn't OSD compliant, it limits number of copies and disallows derivative works. The software license looks like it could be. ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org

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

2012-09-10 Thread Bruce Perens
On 09/10/2012 01:38 PM, Rick Moen wrote: Quoting Karl Fogel (kfo...@red-bean.com): It's better to question reasoning than motivations, on this list and probably most others. Karl, I question why you didn't call a halt when the discussion was obviously becoming a testosterone contest past

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

[License-discuss] licenses and software in books

2012-09-06 Thread Bruce Perens
as such. We had no power to issue waivers, since we weren't the copyright holder of the software. Thanks Bruce On 09/06/2012 02:55 PM, Rick Moen wrote: Quoting John Cowan (co...@mercury.ccil.org): The difficulty is that text often winds up in printed books, and then you either have

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

2012-09-06 Thread Bruce Perens
? Is the answer the same across all jurisdictions? It is easier to print the GPL than it is to even /start /analyzing questions like rights in a compilation vs. rights in a collective work. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

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

2012-09-06 Thread Bruce Perens
Larry wrote: I think it would be FAR more useful to have a simple license statement in the source tree of each program that points to the OFFICIAL version of that license on the OSI website. You are very optimistic regarding the longevity of OSI. attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description:

Re: [License-discuss] relationship between opensource code and the copyrighted works it produces?

2012-09-05 Thread Bruce Perens
.nabble.com/Licensing-for-textures-within-SVG-files-td1473913.html Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org

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

2012-09-05 Thread Bruce Perens
Arguing the merit of plain text vs. HTML is just Lilliput v. Blefuscu. Provide both, for different reasons. Plain-text is a better source for cut-and-paste operations. In general plain text divides the actual license text from any attached commentary, making it clear which is which. There is

Re: [License-discuss] OSI approved license without original license and reproduction of notices required in redistributions?

2012-07-16 Thread Bruce Perens
in the United States, there is moral rights law, but it is often in state law. For example, the California Art Preservation Act. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Art_Preservation_Act Thanks Bruce On 07/16/2012 07:16 AM, Johnny Solbu wrote: The reasoning behind it is to give credit

Re: [License-discuss] Is it possible to use code or knowledge from Manuals/Wiki/Blog/Resonal pages?

2012-07-10 Thread Bruce Perens
regarding Java. It made it even more clear that the functional part of the Java specification was not copyrightable. You get to use the constants, function names, etc. The problem would not be copyright, but patents. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME

Re: [License-discuss] GPL linking exceptions

2012-07-05 Thread Bruce Perens
On 07/05/2012 06:30 PM, Chris Travers wrote: Generally RMS seems to think this is not permissible, and most other people outside the FSF don't listen. It is not permissible to modify the GPL text directly. That restriction has teeth. However, I can't think of a legal mechanism that could be

Re: [License-discuss] proposal to revise and slightly reorganize the OSI licensing pages

2012-06-11 Thread Bruce Perens
On 06/11/2012 12:18 AM, Henrik Ingo wrote: To be clear, NuSphere did not embed MySQL in their product, rather they embedded closed source components into MySQL Per Eben's testimony, the Gemini storage engine, using the MySQL API for storage engines. Which would be a funny relevation after a

Re: [License-discuss] proposal to revise and slightly reorganize the OSI licensing pages

2012-06-11 Thread Bruce Perens
On 06/11/2012 12:52 AM, Rick Moen wrote: {scratches head} I think you must somehow be massively misreading what I said. Perhaps you thought I'd expressed a view about using an API (somehow) creating a derivative work? I didn't say anything of the sort. It's regarding your statement: it

Re: [License-discuss] proposal to revise and slightly reorganize the OSI licensing pages

2012-06-10 Thread Bruce Perens
On 06/09/2012 01:53 AM, Rick Moen wrote: Read caselaw. I'm done. I'm glad Rick's done. There is a good chance that you, not Rick, are right. Recent case law is that APIs are bright lines between separate works and that connections across APIs do not create derivative works. And this is

Re: [License-discuss] license for code used for scientific results?

2012-04-30 Thread Bruce Perens
because it makes them look stupid. What you need is a contract, not a license. In general the Open Source licenses only deal with copyright, and you can't compel some action unrelated to copyright, like publication of research results, with a simple license. Thanks Bruce attachment

Re: [License-discuss] license for code used for scientific results?

2012-04-30 Thread Bruce Perens
what you want as a guideline, and live with the fact that not everyone will follow it. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org

Re: [License-discuss] license for code used for scientific results?

2012-04-30 Thread Bruce Perens
. It's worth discussing with Brad Kuhn. Maybe he'll see a way. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org

Re: [License-discuss] Is the old style MIT license a Free Software license

2012-03-13 Thread Bruce Perens
granted, the answer would be different. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC0 incompliant with OSD on patents, [was: MXM compared to CC0 ]

2012-03-09 Thread Bruce Perens
requirement on that subject. ... If OSI elects to impose such a minimum requirement, it wouldn't necessarily need to amend OSD, but rather could find that OSD#2 implies it. In other words, do what has previously been done, but consistently. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC0 incompliant with OSD on patents, [was: MXM compared to CC0 ]

2012-03-08 Thread Bruce Perens
. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss

[License-discuss] combining GPL and proprietary software - was: CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-03-02 Thread Bruce Perens
be much of a problem. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss

[License-discuss] due diligence - was: CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-03-02 Thread Bruce Perens
It is indeed the case that the failures I see are in companies rather than among charity developers. However, it's a stretch to state that they already pay for lawyers! I sometimes get paid to read their depositions and explain them to the judge. Invariably, the failure is by an engineer or

Re: [License-discuss] combining GPL and proprietary software - was: CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-03-02 Thread Bruce Perens
On 03/02/2012 10:38 AM, Chad Perrin wrote: On the other hand, a fully-written pleading for a Rule 11 sanction is beyond the means of someone who cannot afford a competent attorney. Since Olson was a Free Software developer, EFF provided his attorney pro-bono. Thanks Bruce attachment

Re: [License-discuss] Linking question

2012-03-02 Thread Bruce Perens
otherwise could have. Of course, Larry, I understand that this is not what you think should happen. However, it appears to be how a lawsuit or something that could have become a lawsuit has been resolved, in every case that I know of. Thanks Bruce On 03/02/2012 11:13 AM, Lawrence Rosen

Re: [License-discuss] combining GPL and proprietary software - was: CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-03-02 Thread Bruce Perens
On 03/02/2012 11:34 AM, Chad Perrin wrote: Something tells me it is not reasonable to just always expect that writing open source code guarantees the EFF's help. Sure. But folks who have asked me for help got me free, and I've sometimes found them an attorney too. This is something I would

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-03-01 Thread Bruce Perens
The fact that we have not resolved some questions doesn't mean that we don't have /any/ bright lines. I have previously published guidelines that would keep you far from any fuzzy issues, while allowing you to build whatever you wish. On 03/01/2012 07:42 PM, John Cowan wrote: Which is as much

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-03-01 Thread Bruce Perens
On 03/01/2012 08:02 PM, Chris Travers wrote: How do I know if this license applies? Just assume it does, because you don't really have to decide this question to be safe. attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-03-01 Thread Bruce Perens
On 03/01/2012 08:32 PM, Chris Travers wrote: I am not at all sure that line works once you get into trying to bridge GPL'd and proprietary apps Read http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/3801396/Bruce-Perens-Combining-GPL-and-Proprietary-Software.htm Does it matter how I do this? Very

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-02-27 Thread Bruce Perens
wouldn't lose the courts or the arguing over what something really means. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-02-26 Thread Bruce Perens
On 02/26/2012 02:03 PM, Chad Perrin wrote: Explain to me how wanting to enforce a crapton of additional terms is realism instead of a more-restrictive license. When the terms are grants, or specifications of what must be granted in derivative works. attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-02-26 Thread Bruce Perens
that they might not understand. 2. Provide them with a license that won't hold up in court. The second damages them more. The first can be solved with explanation separate from the license. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Re: [License-discuss] What would be necessary to consider the unlicense?

2012-02-26 Thread Bruce Perens
. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss

Re: [License-discuss] What would be necessary to consider the unlicense?

2012-02-26 Thread Bruce Perens
of the talk, there is no credible political organization working against software patenting today. In the past I've tried to get support for one, to no avail. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Re: [License-discuss] [License-review] CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

2012-02-26 Thread Bruce Perens
written in crayon. You can protect your friends by not encouraging them to do that. Thanks Bruce attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http

Re: [License-discuss] Reply to various recent postings on the crayon license issue

2011-12-22 Thread Bruce Perens
On 12/20/2011 11:41 AM, Richard Fontana wrote: Can you tell me how many licenses are in Fedora? If it's 300, it's something of a self-created problem, but then you'd be in lots of company. The numerosity itself is not a problem This is how an attorney confirms an unpleasant truth. 300

Re: [License-discuss] Reply to various recent postings on the crayon license issue

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce Perens
, and their assigns know nothing of Open Source or even that they own the property. Some (like an early but still relevant SSL developer) are contractually bound to never touch that software again. Rod Dixon: Wow! I must add that I do not think I would have seen a comment like this posted by Bruce

Re: [License-discuss] a Free Island Public License?

2011-12-17 Thread Bruce Perens
Sorry, I missed that it wasn't intended for submission. The author should back up and state a /list of goals, /rather than present the argument as pseudo-legal drafting. Thanks Bruce On 12/16/2011 10:23 PM, Karl Fogel wrote: It was never submitted -- I don't think Clark intended

Re: [License-discuss] a Free Island Public License?

2011-12-16 Thread Bruce Perens
to damage our own community. Thanks Bruce Perens attachment: bruce.vcf smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: OSD#5 needs a patch?

2003-10-08 Thread Bruce Dodson
or through insults and intimidation. However, I realize that argument must seem a little fuzzy, and perhaps a little too idealistic as well, for all of you lawyers :-). Thanks, Bruce - Original Message - From: Rick Moen [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm pretty sure the OSD is concerned solely

Re: OSD#5 needs a patch?

2003-10-08 Thread Bruce Dodson
the worst thing you can say about a group of peers. By the way I don't think Sean's a hateful person. I don't even think he cares whether anyone uses his license. I just think he was having some fun at our expense. Sincerely, Bruce - Original Message - From: Ben Reser [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Academic Free License version 2.0

2003-07-21 Thread Bruce Dodson
I think this change is mostly-positive. The only negative aspect that I see is that it's twice as long as the previous revision. AFL 1.2 had stricken a nice balance between brevity and precision. May I suggest that, alongside AFL 2.0, you publish one last license in the AFL 1.x series, based on

Re: Problems in Open Source Licensing

2003-02-17 Thread Bruce Dodson
to redistribute it either. - Bruce - IANAL - From: John Cowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jeremy Malcolm [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: C. Hamacher [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Problems in Open Source Licensing Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 00:26:45 -0500 (EST) Jeremy Malcolm scripsit: [L]et's take

historical permission notice and disclaimer - ready to go?

2002-12-20 Thread Bruce Dodson
OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.] -- Regards, Bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin

Re: discuss: approval request: Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer

2002-12-09 Thread Bruce Dodson
So far, no discussion. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? http://www.geocities.com/brucedodson.rm/hist_pnd.htm Regards, Bruce - Original Message - From: Bruce Dodson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 12:11 AM Subject: discuss: approval request

discuss: approval request: Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer

2002-11-29 Thread Bruce Dodson
[ Please discuss this template. It's a clever idea. You'd have thought that someone would have thought of it before. Bruce has sent a few changes since his submission. Please consult his web page (URL at bottom) for the exact current submission. -russ ] I would like to ask that the following

Re: discuss: Duemetri Public License (DPL) Version 1.0

2002-11-21 Thread Bruce Dodson
The pain you speak of, is this from a purely legal stand point? If so, in what manner does it hinder or cause pain to an end user? I'm not a lawyer so I never speak from a legal standpoint, even when I'm talking about licenses. The pain is from a technical standpoint. If I make a modification

Re: discuss: Request for license approval...

2002-11-20 Thread Bruce Dodson
Is it true that changing proper names is not a problem? I had always been of the impression that, e.g. I couldn't just use the Apache License, change the proper names, and call my software OSI Certified. - Original Message - From: John Cowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I urge you instead to see

time frame between request for approval and acknowledgement of request?

2002-11-20 Thread Bruce Dodson
to the next, and can be months. However, I just want to know that I'm in the queue. Bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: time frame between request for approval and acknowledgement of request?

2002-11-20 Thread Bruce Dodson
or whatever. Now I have that. Thank you; now I can go back to waiting, more patiently than before. I'm a volunteer, Bruce, with a TODO list longer than your arm. The problem with license submittals is that I try to pre-vet them, so that the license-discuss people don't have to waste their time

Re: discuss: Duemetri Public License (DPL) Version 1.0

2002-11-20 Thread Bruce Dodson
The QPL uses the same tactic to control distribution of customized versions of Qt. But this creates is a pain for developers and end-users alike. At least your term #8 provides an alternative, changing this requirement to distribute patches into something that's optional. But it's confusing the

Re: [kmself@ix.netcom.com: Re: We are looking for an open source licensethat...]

2002-11-11 Thread Bruce Dodson
the software that I want to write and also give it away, and I don't really expect... [CFC] If you're serious about this, tweak your expectations. -bruce _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http

Re: [kmself@ix.netcom.com: Re: We are looking for an open source licensethat...]

2002-11-10 Thread Bruce Dodson
that is by closed source, shared source, semi-free), I believe it could hurt the open source community, since it could take mindshare away from legitimate open source CASE projects like ArgoUML. -bruce _ The new MSN 8: advanced

Re: Approval Requested for AFL 1.2 and OSL 1.1

2002-11-07 Thread Bruce Dodson
The amount of damages that courts would award might vary considerably from one jurisdiction to the next, even if the license is interpreted exactly the same way. Without naming any names wink, some countries are just more litigious than others; some courts, more punitive. - Original Message

Re: Express and implied warranties in software licenses

2002-11-07 Thread Bruce Dodson
with the warranty. I would no longer let it stop me from using AFL in situations where I might currently use MIT or Apache-style licenses. bruce - Original Message - From: Lawrence E. Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Bruce Dodson' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November

Re: Approval Requested for AFL 1.2 and OSL 1.1

2002-11-06 Thread Bruce Dodson
From: Mike Nordell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bruce Dodson top-posted: Derivative Works means derivative works based upon the Original Work, as upposed to derivative works based upon Marvel Comics characters, or derivative works based upon previously-unreleased Elvis tracks. Since the definition

Re: Plan 9 license

2002-11-06 Thread Bruce Dodson
I disagree. (I know, I do that a lot, but I mean well.) It's best if licenses are simply either approved or not approved. There is no list of licenses that have been rejected or withdrawn; that would be punitive. By the same token, there should be no special status given to licenses in limbo.

a template for the CWI permission notice (Python 1.5.x) and similar licenses

2002-11-05 Thread Bruce Dodson
I would like to suggest that a license template like the one below be put forward for approval by the OSI board. This is not really intended for new software. Nevertheless it's pragmatic to approve it since many OSD-compliant licenses follow this template. Examples include Scintilla/SciTE,

Re: Approval Requested for AFL 1.2 and OSL 1.1

2002-11-05 Thread Bruce Dodson
to create [Derivative Works]. It says to prepare [Derivative Works]. Like when you're preparing dinner - after you have finished preparing it, you have something that you can eat. No offense, but Duh. Cheers, Bruce - Original Message - From: Mike Nordell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: a proposed change to the OSD

2002-11-02 Thread Bruce Dodson
I can offer something without entering a relationship with each recipient. I have software published on SourceForge; I entered into an agreement with SourceForge but I have no relationship with the people who downloaded my stuff from there. The people who downloaded might or might not have a

Re: a proposed change to the OSD

2002-11-02 Thread Bruce Dodson
the original owners to pay the veterinary expenses based on some theory of implied warranty? If I had decided to return her, could I have expected to be compensated some amount so I could buy a replacement cat from Pets R Us? Don't be stupid, Bruce, of course not, says my conscience. Does the law

Re: OSL 1.1 treatment of documentation

2002-10-30 Thread Bruce Dodson
I took it to mean any technical documentation which is provided by a licensor, which may make the source code more accessible to a licensee. Then you would be compelled to provide such documentation as was provided to you when you received your copy of the source code. So, access in the sense of

Re: OSL 1.1 treatment of documentation

2002-10-30 Thread Bruce Dodson
(Larry said...) Not if it ain't a Derivative Work, I'd say. ... What do you think? I think the same. Common sense tells me that a book that isn't a derivative work should be outside the scope of the contract. This concept is probably non-technical enough that even a judge would be able to

Re: a proposed change to the OSD

2002-10-26 Thread Bruce Perens
to create a more clearly enforcible GPL-like license, Larry has relied on _use_ restriction rather than restriction of the creation of derived works in his new license. Thanks Bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: a proposed change to the OSD

2002-10-26 Thread Bruce Perens
to sublicense, which is more complicated so it's generally not handled that way. Thanks Bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: a proposed change to the OSD

2002-10-26 Thread Bruce Perens
From: Russell Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, it doesn't. The GPL only has a few minor terms covering use. The GPL relies on the act of distribution for enforcing its conditions. And those conditions mostly hinge on the right to create derived works rather than the right to use. Bruce

Re: a proposed change to the OSD

2002-10-25 Thread Bruce Perens
My only concern is how this would interact with Larry's new license. Thanks Bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: a proposed change to the OSD

2002-10-25 Thread Bruce Perens
this with something that is more clearly enforcible but rely on a use restriction. Thanks Bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: Revised versions of the OSL and AFL

2002-10-23 Thread Bruce Dodson
I won't venture any ideas. It would be very helpful for me (and I assume for some others) to see some public discussion of how / whether this warranty would work in practice. If a discussion like that happens here, I promise to stay out of it! Bruce - Original Message - From: Lawrence E

Re: Moral Rights (was Simplified Artistic License (A Proposed Compromise))

2002-10-06 Thread Bruce Dodson
I don't know if this is quite what Larry was saying, but I for one consider it an unfair tactic to try to discourage RSW from seeking approval. Russ and other board members may think he is misguided in believing that others will want to use his license, and might even be right, but that does not

Re: Procedure for using an approved license

2002-10-06 Thread Bruce Dodson
For what it's worth, so far Netscape has been very responsible and careful about not making ad-hoc changes to their license. Look at the trouble they've been going to recently, to try and get all of their code MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-licensed. It would have been easy to take advantage of their right

Re: Moral Rights (was Simplified Artistic License (A Proposed Compromise))

2002-10-06 Thread Bruce Dodson
they said. Too much was said in private email for me to form an opinion. I can only look to the result, which was an RSW discouraged to the point where he was ready to say have a nice life and walk away. Bruce - Original Message - From: Lawrence E. Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Bruce Dodson

Re: discuss: Modified Artistic License (eNetwizard Content Application Server)

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Dodson
might be important for AFL due to the embedded patent license - the licensor might have a patent on the software, and might not be a copyright holder. However this is just a guess.) I am not a lawyer, Bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

how NOT to form a contract? (second try)

2002-09-04 Thread Bruce Dodson
and is made available under the following license. The copyright holders do not intend for these license terms to form a contractual agreement. Does that make sense? Bruce (IANAL / YANML) -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: Legal soundness comes to open source distribution

2002-08-13 Thread Bruce Dodson
I kept my own email short because I knew there were other people, better qualified to speak on this. Rod, thanks for stepping forward. You presented the facts more thoroughly than I could. By the way, although you say you disagree with me, I don't think I disagree with you. I'm not sure

Re: Legal soundness comes to open source distribution

2002-08-12 Thread Bruce Dodson
opinion that you read on the Internet. (Follow the references back to the source; the quotes under patches both seem to be taken out of context. If you read them in their intended context you might find that they don't support Mr. Bernstein's opinion nearly as well.) Bruce - Original Message

RE: Open Source Click-Wrap Notice

2002-08-11 Thread Bruce Dodson
Er, I agree. :-). But, as an open source author, does the limitation of liability protect me? The contract that the end user clicked is between the distributor and the end user; does it protect the original developer, who is a third-party? (Or is the distributor is seen as an agent,

Re: Open Source Click-Wrap Notice

2002-08-11 Thread Bruce Dodson
Here, here. I agree completely that this would be absurd. Yet I still worry. Hopefully the law will eventually agree with us on this point. In Canada we have a good samaritan law; I don't know whether something like that exists in the USA. The good samaritan law says that, in an

Re: Open Source Click-Wrap Notice

2002-08-11 Thread Bruce Dodson
Let me try to make it clear that I know the good samaritan laws don't apply to software or any other non-emergency situation - only for emergencies, where the time it takes to get a waiver signed could otherwise cost a life (or a house). I am also quite aware that liability has nothing to do

Re: Legal soundness comes to open source distribution

2002-08-03 Thread Bruce Perens
control of the enivronment, perhaps click-through is appropriate, but I still would oppose allowing it to be a license requirement. A license that requires it is going to cause us no end of trouble with the environments where we can deal with the problem more easily. Thanks Bruce

Re: Legal soundness comes to open source distribution

2002-08-03 Thread 'Bruce Perens'
On Sat, Aug 03, 2002 at 12:17:10PM -0700, Lawrence E. Rosen wrote: Bruce, are you going to respond to any of my other comments besides my expression of bafflement? Sure, no problem. Or are you going to simply blame me for the confusion and lack of legal understanding on the part of *some

Re: Legal soundness comes to open source distribution

2002-08-03 Thread Bruce Perens
Bruce Perens: 1. Is a simple warranty disclaimer that does not require agreement adequate? From: Rod Dixon [EMAIL PROTECTED] I do think the correct answer to the first question is going to be yes. In response to question #1, I would ask another question: aside from ease on the license

Re: Legal soundness comes to open source distribution

2002-08-03 Thread Bruce Perens
of the _OSD_. The question was whether or not the OSD should allow a license that requires click-wrap. I mantain that it's not appropriate for the OSD to allow it. Thanks Bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: discuss: SHPTRANS License Template

2002-08-02 Thread Bruce Dodson
[Whew!] I'm glad I checked this again before going to bed. From now on until this approval process is done, I will talk about my WILLINGNESS to make changes here on the list first, but I will not actually MAKE the changes until someone from OSI tells me whether that will help or harm my bid for

Re: discuss: SHPTRANS License Template

2002-08-01 Thread Bruce Dodson
of this license agreement, or by a pointer stating where the complete license is found. regards, bruce -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

Re: discuss: SHPTRANS License Template

2002-08-01 Thread Bruce Dodson
I thought this process was one in which the license is submitted for discussion, minor revisions are made if needed, and the license is eventually accepted or rejected. From your web page describing the approval process: 6. At the same time, we will monitor the license-discuss list and work with

Re: ESST license

2002-07-30 Thread Bruce Dodson
license just because they exercised their right to use it. This is part of the reason why, for example, the GPL's teeth are attached to things like modification and distribution. For most people (except lawyers) this is not a problem - after all, what harm can an isolated end user do? Regards, Bruce

Re: discuss: SHPTRANS License Template

2002-07-30 Thread Bruce Dodson
. They confirmed that, when the GNU Copyleft provision is included, a license created from this template is GPL compatible. So, that question is now put to rest and we can focus on the other aspects of the license, such as its ability to stand on its own. Regards, Bruce - Original Message - From

Re: discuss: WGPL (WebGPL)

2002-07-28 Thread Bruce Dodson
I think the GPL itself would be fine for web pages, as long as you make it clear that your page content is source code as far as you're concerned. You can do that by putting the GPL's license notice in a comment block. But the trouble there, I guess, is that GPL's idea of linkage doesn't mesh

thanks for helpful suggestions - (simple copyleft license template)

2002-07-25 Thread Bruce Dodson
to look at the final draft, it's at this URL: http://gisdeveloper.tripod.com/shptrans_license_template.html http://gisdeveloper.tripod.com/shptrans_license_template.txt Thanks again, Bruce _ Chat with friends online, try MSN

Re: open source applications with closed source components

2002-07-16 Thread Bruce Dodson
source component is an Adobe Photoshop plugin, it may reasonably depend on Photoshop. (No one will be put out by this because the only people who would want that software are those who have Photoshop.) Although I haven't quite answered your question, I hope that helps. Bruce From: Edwin

Re: open source applications with closed source components

2002-07-15 Thread Bruce Dodson
Do your recipients have permission to distribute the two closed-source frameworks freely with their apps? -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3

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