On Wednesday 05 February 2003 11:10, Pier Fumagalli wrote: > On 5/2/03 2:54, "Niclas Hedhman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 03 February 2003 17:55, Leszek Gawron wrote: > >> The Apache license allows to use cocoon in commercial products. > > > > The Apache Gods, > > Err... Pre-1999 BSD Gods <http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php>
Wow, the Gods of Gods!!!! > > who wrote the License, really understood what "freedom" > > means. With that came you being allowed to do practically anything you > > like with the product, OSS or commercially. > > Nope, you CAN'T use our name. For example, if you want to use the "Cocoon" > name in anything related to what we do, ONLY the Cocoon PMC (you) can > decide on whether to grant that or not. I said _practically_. Are you saying I can't sell Cocoon as-is as an off-the-shelf product, and have support included in the package??? Well, I believe that is happening all over the place with Apache products (albeit I don't know of any Cocoon offerings yet), and I don't think the PMCs have been involved... > That's why for R.M. Stallman our Apache license is not "free", he thinks > that <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html> Well, his idea of "freedom" is what I call "health-free" with his viral concepts. Obviously he thinks that everyone has an "automated refill" feature on their bank account, since no software developer should make a living... Ooops, now I am getting personal again. > But if I'm going to fork Cocoon, I'm going to call it "Boboom" anyhow, so? Baboon, perhaps?? Niclas --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
