Forrest J. Cavalier III writes: > Any software license which restricts use to only publicly available > GPL'ed OSs, (the way their patent license does), would obviously fail > to meet the OSD.
But it doesn't restrict use to only publicly available GPL'ed OSs. Certain software which falls under patents may require a patent license, yes. But that's already the case with the BSD license. And I'm sure that you think that the BSD license is GPL-compatible Open Source Free Software. The presence of the patent grant does not harm anyone. > Tell me why you have to put the OSI's good name on this. The only way we can reject a license is to point to the OSD term which it violates. > There > is no precedent for it. (The GPL may not play nice with other > licenses, but it restricts copying, not use.) The BSD+Patent license doesn't restrict use either. The patent system restricts use. The BSD+Patent license grants use. -- -russ nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://russnelson.com Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | Why are we still fighting 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | the war on drugs when there Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | is a real war to fight? -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
