That would be the most restrictive license I could probably support (ie. I could go for something that was at most that restrictive), but I won't be writing much...
I think the idea behind the license should be that commercial activities aren't bad but that some people try to rip you off. I wouldn't worry about details right now. On Sat, 9 Aug 1997, sameer wrote: > A license should be worded 'Please apply for permission to use > in a commercial app' then? > THat seems reaosnable to add. COmments from the rest? > > > Well my only concern is fly-by-nights trying to make a quick buck. I have > > no problem with Stronghold incorporating some of the material. > > > > Dean > > > > On Fri, 8 Aug 1997, sameer wrote: > > > > > So this brings up some issues. The SH docs right now include > > > some text from the apache docs, but most of it is a rewrite. If you > > > restrict the new docs for a commercial use then does commercial > > > documentation have to be a clean room effort? > > > > > > > No better way to screw up discussions than to mention licensing. I > > > > don't > > > > think the code license is appropriate for high quality documentation. > > > > Our > > > > current manual, while extensive, is not "book ready". But it's possible > > > > that this project would produce something which is book ready. We do > > > > not > > > > want someone to be able to print it and reap profits off our work... > > > > unlike software which is high overhead (nobody would buy from a > > > > fly-by-night, they look for support, etc.), books don't usually come > > > > with > > > > support contracts. > > > > > > > > Just food for thought. The documentation must be free, but it could > > > > have > > > > commercial restrictions added to it. > > > > > > > > Dean > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sameer Parekh Voice: 510-986-8770 > > > President FAX: 510-986-8777 > > > C2Net > > > http://www.c2.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > Sameer Parekh Voice: 510-986-8770 > President FAX: 510-986-8777 > C2Net > http://www.c2.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
