> -----Original Message----- > From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 December 2004 21:59 > To: community@apache.org > Subject: Re: Is ASL2.0 not "GPL-compatible" ?? > > > > On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, robert burrell donkin wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 21 December 2004 00:02, Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: > > > > Furthermore, it was explained to me that the patent right disclaimers > > > in the ASL2.0 can be circumvented in nasty ways by a truly malicious > > > company/individual if that is the intent > > I'd be interested in any detailed constructions as to how such would > happen. As we are constantly debugging our licenses. > > > by this time next year, software patent violations are most likely to > > be enforceable by criminal sanction. > > I fail to see how the current proposed changes would make any material > change in that respect for say, the netherlands, italy or germany. > > > pliant european legal system (UK law, for example). i don't see any way > > in which the ASF could act to help release managers faced with the > > criminal law in europe > > That is exactly what we are here for. And I can think of many ways to help > here. And we contineously try to improve this. > > Also note that in the Apache Software Foundation it is not the release > manager who is distributing any code or choosing what to release when - > but the Apache Sofware Foundation. > > There is a lot of due process to ensure that any release which goes out is > an ASF release and that any deceisions are taken by the committers with a > proper vote and with proper oversight by the board of directors. As long > as committers stick to their CLA and contributors to their license thenwe > can, and will choose, to do a lot to shield them.
Will the ASF shield me? I doubt it. I really doubt it. Stephen. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
