When will CPAL actually be _used_?

Ross Mayfield ross.mayfield at socialtext.com
Wed Aug 22 01:41:28 UTC 2007


Edited the wiki, wasn't hard.

Ross

On 8/21/07, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> Quoting Ross Mayfield (ross.mayfield at socialtext.com):
>
> > Thanks, Rick,
> >
> > Our next release of Socialtext Open will be under CPAL.  We've been
> > swamped setting up a new release management process and hosting
> > BarCamp this weekend.  Should be next week.
>
> Meanwhile, you should un-swamp yourself long enough to _immediately_
> remove Open Source Initiative's "OSI Certified" logo from
> http://www.socialtext.net/open/index.cgi?cpal , which has since July 30
> had that logo displayed above the claim "CPAL applied to Socialtext
> Open" -- which claim is not in fact true.
>
> In addition, http://www.socialtext.net/open/index.cgi claims:
>
>    Open Source Licenses
>    Socialtext is Open Source Initative Approved Open Source Software.
>
> That turns out to be untrue, as well.
>
> http://www.socialtext.net/open/index.cgi?licensing repeats that erronous
> claim, once again directly under OSI's trademarked logo:
>
>    Socialtext is Open Source Initative Approved Open Source Software.
>    o  CPAL - The Common Public Attribution License is our license for
>       Socialtext Open and SocialCalc.
>
> Your continuing to make those claims, particularly below OSI's
> trademarked logo, is abuse of OSI's certification-mark trademark and
> (once again) misrepresents your licensing to the public.
>
> If you're saying that's too time-consuming a change, might I recommend
> some good wiki software for your site?  ;->
>
> Best Regards,
> Rick Moen
> rick at linuxmafia.com
> (speaking only for himself)
>


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