[License-discuss] License question

[Stefan Kuhn]

Hi Nuno,
I found similar things discussed on the list, so I thought it might be 
worth asking, sorry if that was a misunderstanding.
Unfortunately, I have to disappoint you, I don't know which company you 
are talking about. This is a question related to an open source project. 
I know Himmelkron though, in case you ever come there, visit the former 
monastery. The cloister is nice, if you examine the angels playing music 
on the high points of the arches closely, you will notice that some of 
the play the bagpipe - providing proof that this instrument now 
considered so Scottish was once popular all over Europe.
Cheers,
Stefan

On 05/03/2015 09:51 PM, Nuno Brito wrote:
> Hi Stefan,
> I think the reason why you're not getting replies is because that
> mailing list is mostly intended to propose new license terms before they
> are accepted by the OSI.
>  From that perspective, you likely won't get many replies because the
> case is generic.
> Being generic, I looked for more information and imagine that you're the
> person behind a certain company in Himmelkron.
> For that kind of information you usually need to consult a lawyer and/or
> consult an expert on this field.
> With kind regards,
> Nuno Brito
> 03.05.2015, 22:21, "Stefan Kuhn" <stefhk3 at web.de>:
>>
>> Apologies for the html mail, here is plain text.
>>
>> Hi all,
>> apologies if this is not the right list to ask. I have a situation where
>> I am not sure if there is an open source licence which does what I want.
>> I have a database which serves as the base for algorithms infer
>> conclusions from it. Some of these algorithms are well known, but there
>> is still innovation in the area. Without the data though it is pointless
>> or impossible to write algorithms. Larger collections of such data are
>> not common and cannot easily be built. I would like to publish my
>> database under an open source licence and I would want to things to be
>> enforced: a) derived versions of the database (extended, error corrected
>> etc.) must be under the same licence again (this could be done by using
>> the Open Data Commons Open Database License, I think) and b) software
>> incorporating the database must be under an open source licence as well.
>> The second bit is the tricky one, I think. Is there a solution to this
>> or is the whole idea rubbish? I want to make sure that people do not
>> just take my database, put a well known algorithm round it and sell it.
>> I think this is a reasonable idea, but I am unsure if it could be
>> enforced via a licence.
>> Do you have any ideas about this? Please tell me if you believe my
>> thinking is flawed.
>> Thanks,
>> Stefan
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