Why do you need copy-back?

Bruce Perens bruce at perens.com
Mon Apr 25 15:48:44 UTC 2005


Why do you need copy-back? If there is an active Open Source development
on a product, and there is a source distribution requirement, it is
likely that you can find the source. Only in the case that the product
is deployed and _not_ distributed, for example in the ASP model, would
this term become important. Take a look at the (admittedly clunky) way
that this is addressed in the "Affero GPL".

    Thanks

    Bruce



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