Note that the GPL has the following words that I think should help in the distinction:
"These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works." While GPL'ed code does not equate directly to "open source", I think a logical case can be made for being able to mix "open source" and "proprietary" code in the proper manner and not cause one to become the other. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Toppenberg Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Fortune Magazine article on VistA On 5/17/06, Joseph Dal Molin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ben, > > You are correct in saying that Kevin's equation is incorrect..according > to the 9th OSI criteria, open source licenses "must not insist that all > other programs distributed on the same medium must be open-source > software." I am no expert in Open Source, so I acknowledge up front that I may well be wrong. But the paragraph above seems to address "distribution", which seems to be a different issue from a package that is an amalgamation of commercial/propriatary and open source combined into one product. As per my other post, I wouldn't consider VistA imaging to be truly open source because I can't use it without purchasing a propriatary component. Kevin ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
