<div dir="auto"><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 Oct 2017 20:54, "Carlo Piana" <<a href="mailto:osi-review@piana.eu">osi-review@piana.eu</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="quoted-text">On 23/10/2017 20:39, Florian Weimer wrote:<br>
> * Kyle Mitchell:<br>
><br>
>> 3. Uses with any modification that is not "Open Source"<br>
>> as defined by the Open Source Initiative must be<br>
>> limited to <Grace Period> calendar days.<br>
>><br>
>> 4. Uses as part of, or in development of, other<br>
>> software that is not "Open Source" as defined by the<br>
>> Open Source Initiative must be limited to <Grace<br>
>> Period> calendar days.<br>
> What is this supposed to mean?<br>
><br>
> Usually, mere “use” of a software (in the sense of running the code)<br>
> cannot be open source or not. That distinction only arises if<br>
> redistribution happens.<br>
><br>
> Clause 4 seems to restrict the use (running) of the software to<br>
> open-source development. This is pretty close to a restriction on<br>
> fields of endeavor.<br>
</div>That's precisely my point. It is a restriction on fields of endeavor.<br>
<div class="quoted-text"><br>
> Even the most restrictive open source licenses<br>
> (like a common interpretation of the Sleeypcat license, or the QPL)<br>
> permit arbitrary use for your own internal purpose. From a practical<br>
> point of view, this is very important because it allows you to avoid<br>
> complex license management for purely internal applications.<br></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This is a show-stopper to me. A license that attempts to control/restrict mere use seems to deny freedom zero, which is a precondition of the whole OSD.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">S.</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="quoted-text"></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div>