APL license - What about the enforced logos?

[Matt Asay]

Not sure.  The CEO of the company just pinged me to talk about it.  I¹ll let
you know when I know (after I¹ve talked with him).



From: Nicholas Goodman <ngoodman at bayontechnologies.com>
Reply-To: <ngoodman at bayontechnologies.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:54:43 -0800
To: Matt Asay <mjasay at gmail.com>
Cc: <license-discuss at opensource.org>
Subject: Re: APL license - What about the enforced logos?

I see no need to duplicate work if they are timely (these license have been
out there for more than a year).

When will they submit?

Nick

On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 09:25 -0700, Matt Asay wrote:
>  You can submit one, Nick, but be advised that one of the companies currently
> using an attribution license is planning to submit theirs.  So, you may just
> want to wait (though I like the title of yours :-).
>  
>  
>  
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> 
>  From: Nicholas Goodman <ngoodman at bayontechnologies.com>
>  Reply-To: <ngoodman at bayontechnologies.com>
>  Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:18:32 -0800
>  To: David Woolley <david at djwhome.demon.co.uk>
>  Cc: <license-discuss at opensource.org>
>  Subject: Re: APL license - What about the enforced logos?
>  
>  There are several licenses which use this Exhibit B all claiming to be open
> source companies, products, etc.  None of them have submitted their licenses
> for approval to my knowledge.  Is it possible to submit their license on their
> behalf so there can be an actual determination?
>  
>  If not, can I submit my own license?  Ie, just like they all use the same
> Exhibit B template can I submit a license "ForcedAttributionCompany Public
> License" with the Exhibit B for determination?
>  
>  IMHO, they are not.  There is a very broad audience now buying into these
> "apps" as open source; these additions to the open source community are not as
> educated as those on the infrastructure side.  It seems the very people that
> could use an OSI service most (newbie open source USERs) would benefit greatly
> from a determination from OSI on the Exhibit B's of the world.
>  
>  Please let me know if I can prepare a license for submission
> "ForcedAttributionCompany Public License."  I know it is strange to submit a
> license with an expectation it be rejected but the outcome remains just as
> important (determining if Exhibit B meets OSD or not).
>  
>  Kind Regards,
>  Nick




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