[License-discuss] OSL and obfuscated code

[Antoine Thomas]

So maybe we should wait for Larry Rosen to read and answer?

Precision: the module itself would not be distributed with the PrestaShop
installer. It would be available as an optional module, that users would
download and install afterward.

Of course, if the module is obfuscated, it is not open source. However,
would it be possible to install it and run it with the core of a software
distributed under OSL?

This is an interesting question regarding the "external deployment"
clause: it seems that a visitor of a website built with PrestaShop can ask
for the source code. Should we consider that as a way of distribution, and
then, any module or theme used to build a website with PrestaShop should
also be available under an OSL compatible license?

If yes, this is not possible to add an obfuscated extension/module to a
running OSL software. What do you think?

The point here is not only the distribution/download, but also the
execution of the software.


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On Wed, 21 Nov 2018 at 17:14, Smith, McCoy <mccoy.smith at intel.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 10:54 AM Antoine Thomas <
> antoine.thomas at prestashop.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Sir or Madam,
>
>
>
> I’m reaching out as Open-source Advocate for PrestaShop which is the
> designer and editor of an open source software solution, released under a
> free license (Open Software Licence OSL-3.0), allowing its users to create
> e-commerce websites in a quick and simplified way.
>
>
>
> Dear Sir or Madam,
>
>
>
> I’m reaching out as Open-source Advocate for PrestaShop which is the
> designer and editor of an open source software solution, released under a
> free license (Open Software Licence OSL-3.0), allowing its users to create
> e-commerce websites in a quick and simplified way.
>
>
>
>
>
> If you are looking for advice on using the OSL, you probably should
> consider retaining Larry Rosen to give you that advice, as he is the author
> of that license, and a member of this mailing list, and a lawyer.
>
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