Zeratec Public License

[Pat St. Jean]

On 13 Jul 1999 bruce at perens.com wrote:

>My main criticism is that some of the language is _oblique_ and should be
>phrased as a "permission" rather than an "understanding". The license is meant
>to be executed by programmers, not attorneys, and thus should be as clear and
>unambiguous as possible.

I must disagree here.  It isn't the programmer in the court room defending
your rights from someone violating the license.  Clear and unambiguous is
a good thing, but in my opinion that should be from a legal standpoint,
not necessarily an end user's.  If you're in doubt as to what is said, you
should contact your attorney and have hir clarify it.

What, you don't have an attorney?  And you're entering in to a legally
binding business relationship with someone?

Note, I do not practice law.  Through my folks I've met quite a few, in
many different areas of specialization, usually by working on their
networks. This is the one consistent piece of advice I've always gotten:

"Always read before you sign.  If you don't understand it, have someone
who does advise you."

Pat

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