Then I would like to propose this Copyleft-modified 2BSDL (or its 3BSDL-based cousin) but how? I would prefer writing the additional clause in the same fashion of the original clauses though.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2015, at 22:24, co...@ccil.org wrote: > > Maxthon Chan scripsit: > >> Is it favorable to add a copy left clause into 2BSDL to make it copyleft? >> "You must provide the source code, in its human-preferred format, with >> this work or any derivatives of this work you created when >> redistributing." > > That's pretty much what the Sleepycat license does. Here's a very lightly > edited version of its additional clause: > > Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information > on how to obtain complete source code for the licensed software > and any accompanying software that uses the licensed software. > The source code must either be included in the distribution > or be available for no more than the cost of distribution > plus a nominal fee, and must be freely redistributable under > reasonable conditions. For an executable file, complete source > code means the source code for all modules it contains. > It does not include source code for modules or files that > typically accompany the major components of the operating > system on which the executable file runs. > > The restrictions pretty much match those of the GPL2. > The Sleepycat license itself is redundant and non-templatized, > so it can't be reused directly. If someone felt like > proposing something like 2-clause BSD + the above, I for one would > welcome it. Unlike the GPL, this does not create a new and > distinct software commons. > > -- > John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan co...@ccil.org > Police in many lands are now complaining that local arrestees are insisting > on having their Miranda rights read to them, just like perps in American TV > cop shows. When it's explained to them that they are in a different country, > where those rights do not exist, they become outraged. --Neal Stephenson > > > _______________________________________________ > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@opensource.org > http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss