Question and review (Was: Re: Request - University Jaume I License.)

[Lawrence Rosen]

> The license imposes no penalty for them if you don't receive the
> email.  So what's the point of requiring them, when there is no
> penalty?  Since you're merely asking them to try, then ask them to try
> outside the license.

When included in a contract or other legal agreement, such terms are called
"precatory". Those terms need not be obeyed at all.

/Larry

precatory
adj. referring to a wish or advisory suggestion which does not have the
force of a demand or a request which under the law must be obeyed. Thus
"precatory words" in a will or trust would express a "hope that my daughter
will keep the house in the family," but do not absolutely prevent her from
selling it.
http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=1572&bold=%7C%7C%7C%7C 




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Nelson [mailto:nelson at crynwr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 6:39 AM
> To: Paul Santapau
> Cc: license-review at opensource.org; Vicent Andreu
> Subject: Re: Question and review (Was: Re: Request - University Jaume I
> License.)
> 
> Paul Santapau writes:
>  > But by [asking in the README] the attempt of the notification will
>  > not be "by license" and, in my opinion, people will by-pass
>  > it. don't you think so?
> 
> The license imposes no penalty for them if you don't receive the
> email.  So what's the point of requiring them, when there is no
> penalty?  Since you're merely asking them to try, then ask them to try
> outside the license.
> 
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