OVPL & "Otherwise Make Available" (was RE: Change ot topic, back to OVPL)

[Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M.]

...... Original Message .......
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:41:10 -0700 Michael Bernstein <webmaven at cox.net> 
wrote:
>On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 09:05 +0100, Alex Bligh wrote:
>> 
>> --On 26 August 2005 09:59 +0200 Chris Zumbrunn <chris at czv.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > If I relay my mail through an OVPL licensed SMTP server, does that mean
>> > the software was "Otherwise Made Available" to me?
>> 
>> Yes, I think so. Ditto "externally deployed" as far as the OSL is concerned
>> in my opinion. The licensor has let a third party (you) use the software.
>> 
>> This triggers the obligation to provide source under both licenses.
>
>It seems to me that closing the 'ASP loophole' in combination with the
>license-back to the ID violates the spirit of the OSD, though I don't
>think I can explain why.
>
>- Michael Bernstein
>
>
Could you at least provide an example of how this might violate the spirit 
of the OSD? As it stands, it seems perfectly compatible with the OSD to me.

-Rod


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Rod Dixon
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