I think, like already suggested earlier, that a simple FAQ accompanying a license can solve those problems. The FAQ could largely consist of questions like "Can I do this or that with the software?". The answers could simply be yes or no. That way, our legal needs are satisfied, as well as our more common need: to know what we can and what we cannot do with a piece of software.
regards,
Henry Pijffers
Mikko Valimaki wrote:
EU directive on the legal protection of computer programs (as given on 14 May 1991) speaks of works CREATED by an author. Other terms used are ADAPTATIONS and REPRODUCTIONS of works.
Term PREPARE does not exist in the EU Directive. So Larry's proposal to use 'prepare' instead of 'create' wouldn't make the language any clearer from someone coming from the Europe.
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