discuss: EPD CORE OPEN SOURCE LICENSE - Version 0.1

[Bill Moran]

Sorry about the lag ... I got tied up with some other things.

Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. wrote:
> My overall impression of this version of your license is that it contains
> unnecessary provisions, which you could delete given your stated purpose for
> the license,

I'm interested to hear your input on this.  Anything I can do to make the
license shorter and easier to digest is good.

> but before addressing that I think paragraph 3 needs a little
> work to fully establish that the license is an open source license. Let's
> start with OSD #2. It's not clear that paragraph 3 complies. Did you intend
> to say something about source code in the license grant clause?

How about:

You may use or give away unmodified copies of the software, alone or as a
component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several
different sources. No royalty or other fee is required. You may not charge any
fee for the software. You may charge a reasonable fee for producing and delivering
media containing the software. You may also charge a fee or license other softwares
provided on the same media, as long as it is made clear that the software portion
of the distribution covered by this license is provided free of charge. If you
distribute complied versions of the software, you must provide source code as
well.

I just added the last sentence, is there anything else that needs said?

> -Rod

Thanks for your input so far, Rod.

As an aside:  list etiquette - is it good form to leave the entire license
attached at the end of each reply, or should I snip it next time I reply?

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran at potentialtech.com>
> To: "John Cowan" <jcowan at reutershealth.com>
> Cc: "David Johnson" <david at usermode.org>; <license-discuss at opensource.org>;
> <pmoran at potentialtech.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: discuss: EPD CORE OPEN SOURCE LICENSE - Version 0.1
> 
> 
> : Thanks to everyone who has contributed suggestions so far.
> :
> : After further review, we're still not completely happy with the QPL and
> : wish to continue revision and discussion on the EPD Core license.
> :
> : I am posting a V.2 of this license, which has incorporated many of the
> : changes suggested earlier in this thread.  Thanks to the suggestions from
> : the list, we are much happier with this version than the first version
> : and would like to continue discussion.
> :
> : --
> : Bill Moran
> : Potential Technologies
> : http://www.potentialtech.com
> :
> : --
> :
> : EPD CORE OPEN SOURCE LICENSE - Version 0.2
> :
> : This EPD Core Open Source License (the "License") applies to the "EPD
> : Core" software product (the "software").
> :
> : This License identifies the terms under which you may use, copy,
> : distribute or modify Licensed Product.
> :
> : The overall purpose of this license is to make the software as useful
> : to the user community as possible, while still allowing a viable
> : business to result from its development and distribution.
> :
> : The terms of this License are:
> :
> : 1. Nothing in this license shall be interpreted to mean that any module
> :     designed to work with or distributed with the software must be
> :     distributed under this license. In no way shall anything in this
> :     license be interpreted to limit the licenses under which modules
> :     designed for the software may be published. In no way shall any
> :     module's licensing terms or interaction with any other module or the
> :     software be interpreted to alter or negate the terms of this license
> :     or the license terms of any other module.
> :
> : 2. You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this license
> :     provided you agree to and comply with any and all conditions in this
> :     license.  Whole or partial distribution of the software signifies
> :     acceptance of this license.
> :
> : 3. You may use or give away unmodified copies of the software, alone or
> :     as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing
> :     programs from several different sources. No royalty or other fee is
> :     required. You may <b>not</b> charge any fee for the software. You may
> :     charge a reasonable fee for producing and delivering media containing
> :     the software. You may also charge a fee or license other softwares
> :     provided on the same media, as long as it is made clear that the
> :     software portion of the distribution covered by this license is
> :     provided free of charge.
> :
> : 4. All distributions of the software must reproduce this License and
> :     disclaimer in its entirety.
> :
> : 5. All distributions of this software must make available the entire
> :     collection of files as officially distributed by the copyright owner,
> :     including all documentation.
> :
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> :      endorse or promote products or distributions without the prior
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> :
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> :
> : MODULE is defined as a collection of computer code designed or claimed
> :   to interact with the software in such a manner as to extend its
> :   capabilities without altering the capibilities the software has without
> :   the module.
> :
> : DISTRIBUTION is defined as a means of transporting software from one
> :   individual or organization to another, including but not limited to
> :   compact disk, downloadable archives, and preinstalled computer systems.
> :
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> :   unrelated. This includes, but is not limited to an operating system
> :   that includes the software, and modules that include the software with
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> :
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> :   configuration or any other activity that facilitates the use of the
> :   product. Except that it does not include modification of the software.
> :
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> :   that the unmodified software first be present, then some action be
> :   consciously initiated by a user to apply the modifications, whether
> :   manually applied or by some automation.
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