Message

Reply | Reply all

Date Prev | Date Next | Thread Prev | Thread Next Date Index | Thread Index

From: Joachim Strombergson<Joachim.Strombergson@I...>
Date: Sun Jan 9 22:34:11 CET 2005
Subject: [oc] Core Licenses Questions
Aloha!

Quoting Rudolf Usselmann <rudi@a...>:
> Perhaps we should start a lit of items we feel are important
> to have in a HGPL. Than we could hire an attorney to convert
> it in to legalese ...
>
> For example my list would start of with:
>
> 1) Unrestricted use
> a) No *requirement* to contribute back
> b) No *requirement* to publish enhancements
>
> 2) Give Credit where credit is due
> e.g. Duplicate This License in the user manual/cd/whatever
>
>
> Perhaps we can take that as a start and add items till everybody
> (who is interested in a modified BSD style license) is happy ?
> I think we will see a big division on my #1 item. So we might
> have to create 2 flavors of the license. One that is totally
> permissive (BSD style) and perhaps a second one that is closer
> to L/GPL.

I think this is a *very* good idea. I need to think of items that needs to be
included, but I think you nailed the really important ones.


--
Med vänlig hälsning, Yours

Joachim Strömbergson - Alltid i harmonisk svängning.
VP, Research & Development
----------------------------------------------------------------------
InformAsic AB / Hugo Grauers gata 5B / SE-411 33 GÖTEBORG / Sweden
Tel: +46 31 68 54 90 Fax: +46 31 68 54 91 Mobile: +46 733 75 97 02
E-mail: joachim.strombergson@i... Home: www.informasic.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------