IPL as a burden

Nick Moffitt nick at zork.net
Tue Jan 16 01:12:17 UTC 2001


begin  Manfred Schmid quotation:
> > However, OSD criteria number 3 says that you must permit
> > modifications and derived works.  If the IPL forbids people from
> > removing the licensing code, then it violates OSD criteria number
> > 3.
> 
> Taken directly from http://www.opensource.org/osd.html
> 
> "3. Derived Works
> 
> The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow
> them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the
> original software. (rationale)"

	The abovementioned "terms" must also satisfy OSD #1.

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