Get ready....
Russell Nelson
nelson at crynwr.com
Wed Apr 14 19:57:06 UTC 1999
Rob Edgeworth writes:
> I would agree with Mark on all points.
>
> An important consequence of the reuse of license concept is the need for the
> licenses themselves to be without encumbrances.
>
> I think it is important to establish right off the bat that any open source
> license is public domain (or better yet GPL'd). Otherwise we may see the
> day that Company A gets an injunction against publication of Organization
> B's software because some of the license was cribbed from Company A.
Of course, the GPL itself is not GPL'ed. :)
--
-russ nelson <rn-sig at crynwr.com> http://crynwr.com/~nelson
Crynwr supports Open Source(tm) Software| PGPok | There is good evidence
521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | that freedom is the
Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | cause of world peace.
More information about the License-discuss
mailing list