opensource survivability clauses

[Bockhorst Roland]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	John Cowan [SMTP:cowan at locke.ccil.org]
> Sent:	Monday, September 27, 1999 11:56 AM
> To:	license-discuss at opensource.org
> Subject:	Re: opensource survivability clauses
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	Sometimes I get bogged down in the details.  

> Just being a simple engineer, I thought I'd look at it like this:
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> Sentiment of license clauses
> Paragraph number of  legal phrase for clause
> I want to share my code
> I want to build on the code of others
> I don't want my code stolen
> I want credit for my code
> I want others to use my code
> I want others to improve and build on my code
> I want to be able to use the improvements and additions of others
> I want to retain the right to sell my code 
> I want all the holders of my code to be bound by these clauses
> I want my code freely shared with no restrictions
> I want to avoid liability for bugs etc. 
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> Justin Wells scripsit:
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> > Here's a generic question: What kind of survivability clause is
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> > in an opensource license? 
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> A fine question, and a fine discussion, and I confess myself clueless.
> Time to generate lots of commentary, people....
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> -- 
> John Cowan                                   cowan at ccil.org
>        I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin
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