Request for Comment http://www.buni.org/mediawiki/index.php/GAP_Against

[Andrew C. Oliver]

Okay, I just added a section for OSD #6.  I did my best to summarize 
it.  I'd appreciate assistance in enhancing it further.

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
>   
>> So its covered already.  Excellent.
>>     
>
> It's covered (generally) under OSD #10, but perhaps we should mention
> that it applies specifically to OSD #6 as well.
>
> Matthew Flaschen
>
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>> Rick Moen wrote:
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>>> Quoting Andrew C. Oliver (acoliver at buni.org):
>>>
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> Please calm down.
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I was slightly vexed by being misquoted, but otherwise have seldom been
>>> less bothered in general.
>>>
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> Rather than defend yourself ....
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I'm sorry, but you seem to have attributed to my post something not
>>> present in it:  I said nothing promoting the merit of either myself
>>> personally (having not been aware of being personally under discussion)
>>> or of any of my earlier statements.  I merely pointed out that Mr. Tilly
>>> had fundamentally misrepresented the latter -- and then corrected what
>>> he said.  Again.
>>>
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> can you perhaps try to stay on the topic please?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> If by "the topic" you mean Socialtext's GAP patch paragraph, my OSD#6
>>> analysis of same _was_ recapped inline, in my immediately preceding
>>> post.  Please see.  Or, alternatively:
>>>  
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> I can't sort what of the below has anything to do with this:
>>>> http://www.buni.org/mediawiki/index.php/GAP_Against
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I'm mystified that you could have missed this part, especially since you
>>> literally quoted it in its entirety, but will be glad to copy and paste
>>> it, once:
>>>
>>>    Concerning GAP (in distinction to MuleSource's "Exhibit B"), I pointed
>>>    out that a licensor invoking its wording...
>>>
>>>       a display of the same size as found in the [original code]
>>>       released by the original licensor
>>>
>>>    ...could require all derivative works to sport a 500-point logo +
>>>    company name + URL display, specifically to make commercial use
>>>    impractical.  I.e., the lack of any limit on size and promience
>>>    (completely aside from the OSD#10 issue) provides a method for
>>>    licensor to effectively prevent competing commercial use.
>>>
>>> The reasoning should be familiar to you, given that you said something
>>> extremely similar on December 12, right here:
>>>
>>> http://blog.buni.org/blog/acoliver/opensource/2006/12/12/The-Buni-Special-Attribution-License-Proposal
>>>
>>>
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