> Yes, it is a "cow-catcher." How would you suggest I reword > it to make it less onerous yet still get the beneficial > result of reciprocity? I don't believe, by the way, that > making the source code available for externally-deployed open > source applications is much of a burden considering that you > are getting that software for free. Consider placing on your > news delivery site a button that says "Powered by OSI > Certified Open Source Software. Click here for further > information and to obtain the source code." Nothing in the > OSL requires that you keep the source code on your site for 3 > years, by the way. The obligation only lasts as long as you > continue to "distribute" the work. /Larry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Cowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 9:44 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: OSL Version 1.0 dated 8/2/2002 > > > > > > Lawrence E. Rosen scripsit: > > > > > 5. External Deployment. The term "External Deployment" > > > means the use or distribution of the Original Work or > > > Derivative Works in any way such that the Original > > > Work or Derivative Works may be accessed or used by > > > anyone other than You, used to provide any services > > > to anyone other than You, or used in any way to > > > deliver any content to anyone other than You, > > > whether the Original Work or Derivative Works are > > > distributed to those persons, made available as an > > > application intended for use over a computer network, > > > or used to provide services or otherwise deliver > > > content to anyone other than You. > > > > This last clause seems to me to be rather too much of a cow-catcher. > > Suppose: > > > > a) gcc were licensed under a future GPL with such a provision > > > > b) I wrote and compiled with gcc a program > > > > c) this program was an essential element in delivering news > > to my employer's paying subscribers > > > > then the license would deem me a distributor of gcc, bound to > > provide source for three years and all that rot? gcc is being > > "used to deliver content", since using it is an indispensable > > step in the chain of actions that leads to content being delivered. >
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