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class=773103504-07102005>I am providing more details as required by members on
this mailing list.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=773103504-07102005>1. I have renamed the abbreviation of "MindTree Public
License" to MTPL instead of MPL. This is to avoid confusion with Mozilla Public
License.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=773103504-07102005>2. To the best of my knowledge and understanding
there is no OSI approved license that is exactly similar to the proposed
MindTree Public License. We want to release our software for use in public
domain through open source but would like the freedom to alternatively license
it commercially if required. This is similar to the way MySQL,
TrollTech and other similar organizations release software in both Open
Source and also have the freedom to license it
commercially. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=773103504-07102005>3. The proposed "MindTree Public License" is a
copy left license -- to my understanding as much as GPL. MTPL
provides users of software released within MTPL the freedom
to redistribute and change MTPL software.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=773103504-07102005><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2>4. MTPL asks
for copy right assignment back to MindTree for contributions as is in
GPL.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=773103504-07102005><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>5. MTPL mandates that users of MTPL software can't patent
software/modifications released under MTPL.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=773103504-07102005><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>6. MTPL is not compatible with GPL when a combined work
consisting of GPL/MTPL is redistributed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=773103504-07102005><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=773103504-07102005><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>Shahnawaz</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Shahnawaz Khan
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'license-discuss@opensource.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> For Approval: MindTree
Public License<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=257373404-06102005><FONT face=Verdana size=2>There is no OSI
certified license that is similar to proposed MindTree Public License. We want
to distribute MindTree IP in OpenSource under our own Open Source compliant
license. This license will be specific to IP developed by
MindTree.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=257373404-06102005><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Software
distributed under MindTree Public License can be used with other OSI certified
licenses. Derivative works for software released under MindTree Public License
would need to be released under MindTree Public
License. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=257373404-06102005><FONT face=Verdana size=2>MindTree Public
License is attached with this email.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Shahnawaz<SPAN
class=257373404-06102005> Khan</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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