Dear list: "The Open Source Definition seems to prevent a license from requiring commercial users to pay the authors of the software a fee . . ."
Thanks all very much for having discussed this. I'm the original poster. I did not participate in the ensuing discussion but I lurked with much interest. My knowledge on the subject did advance. As the issue was not really settled, and it has many implications, it is my plan to prepare a document on it, and post it here soon. Thanks again, --MAA -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
