For Approval: BSD License, PostgreSQL Variant
Lawrence Rosen
lrosen at rosenlaw.com
Thu Oct 11 05:08:23 UTC 2007
> FWIU, any owner can alter the licensing terms as long as he is responsible
> to the other owners for any profits or losses as a result. In OSS, that's
> normally not an issue.
I didn't mean "joint authors". I meant "contributing authors." Sorry for the
confusion. /Larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cowan [mailto:cowan at ccil.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:38 PM
> To: Lawrence Rosen
> Cc: 'License Discuss'
> Subject: Re: For Approval: BSD License, PostgreSQL Variant
>
> Lawrence Rosen scripsit:
>
> > John, you and I agree on the fundamental rule that licenses can't be
> changed
> > without the unanimous consent of the authors or copyright owners. I
> wasn't
> > suggesting that rule be revoked.
>
> Oh?
>
> FWIU, any owner can alter the licensing terms as long as he is responsible
> to the other owners for any profits or losses as a result. In OSS, that's
> normally not an issue.
>
> --
> John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan <cowan at ccil.org>
> You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
> You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
> Clear all so! `Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)
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