I don't see a disagreement. I haven't seen any of the experts claim that public domain IS a _license_. It seems more of a license void.
The FOIA VistA sources are in the public domain because they were produced by the federal government. The rosenlaw article claims that individuals cannot place software in the public domain, so it would seem that a license is necessary to cover contributions of software to OpenVistA from outside of the government. Maury wrote: >Apparently there's room for disagreement even between "experts". I've found >interesting info on this site: www.rosenlaw.com/pubs.htm. One of the documents, "Why the Public Domain Isn't a License" www.rosenlaw.com/lj16.htm specifically takes on this issue. > >Just thought I'd lob another grenade into the tent. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jim Self" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> >Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 7:43 PM >Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] VistA licensing. > > >>I don't understand why suddenly there is so much repetition on this list of >>the mistaken >> notion that software in the Public Domain is not Open Source. It is surely >> the oldest form >> of Open Source and has been accepted as such since the term "Open Source" >> was originated. >> It was explicitly added to version 1.2 of the Open Source definition. >> >> Please see http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php >> >>>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: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net >>>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! :-) --------------------------------------- Jim Self Systems Architect, Lead Developer VMTH Computer Services, UC Davis (http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/us/jaself) ------------------------------------------------------- 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 Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
