[License-discuss] OSI definition

[Kevin P. Fleming]

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 8:13 PM Tenorgil <tenorgil at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Can you clarify this phrase
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> You can basically do whatever you want, as long as you are not a company with shareholders employing lots of people
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> What does it mean if “you” (presumably a person) is not a company (a legal concept). If all the employees of a company can use the code, what does it mean that the company can’t?

It's not relevant. The employees are free to 'use the code' in their
individual capacities, but the company cannot. For example the company
cannot 'use the code' on its internal computer systems, which are
owned by the company and not the employees. Also the company cannot
'use the code' in its products, which are products of the company and
not its employees. Those employees, when acting on behalf of the
company (doing their jobs) are agents of the company, not individuals,
and the license terms apply to the company.