Adrian : Alain and I had extensive communication about this but
apparently he's still "off the air"
Alain : Not any more!
Adrian : ... and probably won't even have a record of what was
discussed when he returns since apparently all his backups are gone for
good.
Alain : You're unfortunately correct, Adrian. All was lost. In the
near future, perhaps you could send me the entire UFP mail archive, or
something !!!
Adrian : Here are some snippets of what I had written to him previously
with his comments. Apologies in advance for quoting him out of context
on a public list...
Alain : As long as you don't misquote me ;-)
Adrian : ... but since he's hard to get a hold of ...
Alain : Not any more !
Adrian : ... there really isn't any alternative other than waiting, and
it seems to me too much of that has been done already:
Alain : I understand, and I also feel a little bit guilty for making
everyone wait so long.
CLIP : Thank-you for posting that Scott, I have long been wondering
about this issue. I'm not quite sure where to go from here on this
issue though ...
Alain : This part I remember.
CLIP : ... licences are well out of my league.
Alain : No. I can handle licencing issues.
CLIP : However, I think that the ideas suggested (ie having a licence
master and exchanging the licence for a specific amount of work etc)
are well founded.
Alain : hhuuuummmm!
CLIP : While I hate to do this to myself ...
Alain : Who could disagree with that !
CLIP : ... perhaps it would also be wise to limit the copy of MetaCard
by marking each card with a message stating this copy of MetaCard is
for use with UFP projects only or something similar.
Alain : Only if this is deemed necessary.
CLIP : The other advantage would be that we could tinker with the UI
much easier without having to say, I will do this just to get a copy of
MetaCard. This would allow greater collaboration.
Alain : Measuring contributions to evaluate if they are sufficient to
obtain a licence would be or become controversial, I think.
CLIP : I would much prefer to have to deal with restrictions in the
copy of MetaCard the UFP receives than to have MetaCard come out badly
from the deal.
Alain : We don't want MetaCard to get stiffed, that's for sure.
CLIP: Strategic alliances between the UFP, OpenCard and the other
xTalk makers could be extremely beneficial for all involved.
Alain : I most definitely said this.
CLIP: What are other people's thoughts on this issue? Has anyone
proposed a specific licencing agreement for openCard to adopt yet?
Anyone with any ideas on how to protect MetaCard's interests while
still benefitting the UFP as much as possible?
Alain : Yes, I asked these questions. Answers anyone ?
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