Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 20:24:58 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Richard Schilling <rschi@rsmba.biz> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New Open Source License: Single Supplier Open Source License Message-ID: <40131AEA.2000804@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20040124214735.GE548@foghorn.rsmba.biz> References: <20040124214735.GE548@foghorn.rsmba.biz>
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Richard Schilling wrote: > I would like to present to you all a new Open Source software license I've written up. [ ... ] One the face of it, Section III, "Distribution Restrictions and Obligations." of your license fails to comply with OSD #1 & 2: "1. Free Redistribution The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale. 2. Source Code The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form...." See http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php. -- -Chuck
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