Forrest J. Cavalier III writes: > Russell Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (in part) > > > There is much in the OSD which is insufficiently explicit. For > > example, we have maintained that there are no possible restrictions > > a license could put on users, because there is no possible mechanism > > one could use to constraint them, because no approved license can > > require that the user execute a license (OSD#7). > > I think it is a problem that "execute a license" is not defined. > > As far as I can tell, the GPL is indeed a license. And making > a modified version, or distributing a copy, binds you to the > license. Isn't that executing a license?
You could argue that. We haven't done that, though. Instead, we consider that you are accepting the permissions granted to you by the copyright holder. -- -russ nelson http://russnelson.com | Crypto without a threat Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | model is like cookies 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | without milk. Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
