Exactly, it couldn't, but the install routines, the additional modules, the documentation (non-VA) all of that could.
My little attempt at getting greek to work even though it isn't much more than a hack and a hack explained to me by others could. And that could aid other Greek or foreign language implementers work on other things that are more important. So, if you use the modules, if you use the routines, if you use gpl software than you should gpl your source. By the way... VistA isn't exactly public domain either, because the VA will not allow external modifications to find it's way back to the codestream. It is a public domain copy. Which you can do with what you want, except alter the original. And, because Vista FOIA is released every so often, that would also have to be incorporated into the GPL modifications... We ( well not me per ce) are kind of doing that now (but without the license)... with viva .x instead of the foia. ... And NO, it isn't a perfect way to do GPL, but I don't really see the Government GPL'ing Vista, so it is up to us to GPL the modifications we make. ... I notice that I use GPL a lot... nothing wrong with the BSD license either... In fact I am even a Berkeley grad. On Sun, 2005-04-24 at 14:09 -0700, Gregory Woodhouse wrote: > I can understand how new modules (a.k.a packages) built on top of VistA > infrastructure could be licensed under GPL, but I cannot believe that > software obtained via FOIA could simply "declared" to be open source. > > ==== > Gregory Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Apr 24, 2005, at 1:44 PM, Roy Gaber wrote: > > > VistA is Public Domain, not Open Source, always has been, always (at > > least > > should) will be. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Ignacio > > Valdes > > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 4:38 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Hardhats-members] VistA licensing. > > > > I would suspect that the license would have to come down to either GNU > > GPL or FreeBSD type-license. Now, deciding between the two: let the > > games begin! :-) > > > > -- IV > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
