Correction (was: Re: discuss: Update for Submitted License)

Nathan Kelley phyax at runbox.com
Sat Sep 21 05:36:33 UTC 2002


To OSI License Discussion subscribers,

>> From: Stefan Wachter <Stefan.Wachter at gmx.de>,
> From: Nathan Kelley <phyax at runbox.com>,

>> 4. You may use the Package, a Modified Package, or a non-commercial 
>> product that contains the Package or a Modified Package in a 
>> commercial environment, e.g. a commercial product, a commercial 
>> project, or inside a company only with the written permission of the 
>> Copyright Holder. Normally this permission is granted after a modest 
>> attribution to the Copyright Holder.
>
> This condition directly violates Item 6 of the Definition, since it 
> discriminates against commercial use. In addition, it violates Item 7 
> of the Definition, since any third-parties that receive a 
> re-distributed version of software under this license need to attain 
> additional permission ("license") from the Copyright Holder, even 
> though the original license is not between the Copyright Holder and 
> themselves:
>
> "7. Distribution of License
>
> The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom the 
> program is redistributed without the need for execution of an 
> additional license by those parties."

I left out the word 'commercial' in the second sentence of that first 
paragraph. It should read:

"In addition, it violates Item 7 of the Definition, since any 
commercial third-parties that receive a re-distributed version of 
software under this license need to attain additional permission 
("license") from the Copyright Holder, even though the original license 
is not between the Copyright Holder and themselves:"

Sorry for the confusion.

Cheers, Nathan.

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