On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Lizard wrote:
> I concur that the OGL isn't the best-written document, esp. for
> non-laywers. A 'plain english' version of the OGL ought to accompany
> the legalese.
I don't think that is possible. The "plain english" version
can't be that plain because it has to say *exactly* what the legalese
version says. Doing otherwise is ethically fraudulent since you would
be guiding people to sign away their IP rights based on someone's
interpretation of the legal document.
I have read a number of "open" licenses for other content, and
none of them are that difficult to understand.
I strongly feel that the actual legal version should be made
understandable to non-lawyers. I think many people would be put off
if they were asked to essentially sign a document they didn't
understand, on the basis of an explanation written by someone
else's lawyers. I believe it would be well worth the time to
clarify it.
- John
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