[openip] Re: GNU License for Hardware

[Angelo Schneider]

Hi,

I commented below.

Bernard Lang wrote:
> 
> Cf. your ptoposal below ...
> 
> why not ... seems fair ... except it does not work
> 
> - how do you hendle sharing revenues between contributors ?

By granting them shares.

> 
> - how do you share responsibility for the software you are now selling ?

By allocating "authorities".

> 
> - it introcuces viscosity in the sytems,... more things to bother with
> 
>    and most people do not want to bother ...

I thought that is what "commnity licenses" are about.

> 
> read the litterature on libre development... your scheme is just to
> complex ... and too constraining ...
> 
> But since you object to free (gratis) contributions, I suggest you be
> consistent and buy solaris or SCO.
> 
> Bernard
> 
> On Thu, Oct 21, 1999 at 10:15:40PM +0100, Angelo Schneider wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > If people have to pay per copy, then the program is not free software,
> > > and it is also not open source software.
> >
> > I do not get that.
> >
> > a) One uses my software to gain profit:
> >       he has to share his profit with me
> >
> > b) One uses my source to derive work:
> >       he has to chare his work with mine
> >
> > Both can get the source of my software for free, and can distribute
> > it under the same terms they recieved it.
> >
> > So GPL is not applicable.
> >
> > But why is that not "open source" or "community source"?
> >
> > Because it is not for free?
> >
> > So far you failed to express what free realy means ... (in your view).
> >
> > For me it will never be an option to work and to give my work away for
> > nothing. (I did it often enough and allways got ripped off)
> >
> > If you use my source, you have to contribute to it (so that I'm FREE
> > to use that contribution AS I LIKE!) As you may use you contribution
> > AS YOU LIKE.
> >
> > If you use my software and earn money with that use, you have to
> > contribute
> > money to my work.
> >
> > Quite easy.
> >
> > Each  NON PROFIT organization may use my software without fee and may
> > use
> > my source without fee as long as it contributes its modifications to
> > that
> > source.
> >
> > Each profit organization has to chare it's profit with me, on a per
> > copy,
> > on a per site or whatever base.
> >
> > Both kinds of organizations have full access to the source, so whats the
> > problem?
> >
> > Both kinds of organizations should give me the right to re-use their
> > modifications.
> >
> > Free means for me: you can get the source without additional charge.
> > You can even give away that source, it depend wat the new recipient
> > does with it.
> >
> > Angelo
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> 
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