Why "open-source" means "free to distribute"?

jcowan at reutershealth.com jcowan at reutershealth.com
Thu May 6 22:27:10 UTC 2004


Guilherme C. Hazan scripsit:

> But GlueCode's license is OSI-certified and their license is clearly
> distribution-limited:
> http://www.gluecode.com/website/html/prod_licensing.htm

Simple.  Their license is *not* OSI certified and they are misusing the logo
under false pretenses.  (Their proprietary product includes open-source
components, but that's of course not enough.)

> So, what's the magic here?

Have our lawyer send a cease-and-desist letter.

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