discuss: Bento Poetic License (resubmission)

[John Cowan]

Brian Behlendorf scripsit:

> Sun wanted the same thing with Java, to make adherence to a published
> standard part of the copyright license.  Unfortunately for you, it's been
> well established that such a desire is not compatible with the Open Source
> definition.

There are, however, other ways to do it.

1) License the code under an ordinary Open Source license, whichever one
you like.  License the trademark "Bento" only to people whose implementation
meets your definition.

2) License your code under an ordinary Open Source license etc.
Make "Bento" a certification mark.  This involves splitting off an
independent 3rd party which can certify your implementation and that
of other people as meeting the standard which you are certifying.
(IMHO Sun should have done this with Java).

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