The Rails Wheels licencing system and Open Source

[Matthew Flaschen]

Mark James wrote:
> John Cowan wrote:
>> Mark Reginald James scripsit:
>>
>>> - All packages are free of charge until used on a live website.
>>
>> This violates OSD #6, discrimination against fields of endeavor
>> (because the software can be used on a system which is not used for a
>> "live website").
> 
> John, this would only be the case if a requirement to check, and
> perhaps pay, a licence fee is considered a form of use restriction.

No, you're putting tails before heads.

Your license blocks operators of live websites from using the software,
which as I said violates OSD #10.

Then, you offer a *second* license that doesn't have that restriction.
However, the need for this license violates OSD #7, because "execution
of an additional license" is required.

>> That's proprietary software, period.
> 
> It's commercial software. But is it Open Source commercial software?

There is plenty of Open Source commercial software, but this is not Open
Source.

Matt Flaschen