> -----Original Message----- > From: Horst Herb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2005 11:43 AM > To: General Practice Computing Group Talk > Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Switching practice software > cost/justification > > > On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:31, Dr Nigel Brown wrote: > > Who can bind a company in receivership (for example) to taking the > > final step to release the > > last version under such a licence? What binding process were you > > referring to? > > The source code is given to an independent solicitor with > instructions to > publish it on the net if the product is discontinued for > whatever reason
Which returns us to Ross' objection "Other escrow arrangements can be very costly to maintain and legally complex. Ross" Which lead to the discussion of open source vs escrow: "And of course the best escrow is 'open source'. Other escrow arrangements can be very costly to maintain and legally complex. Ross" Nigel > > Horst > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
