Hi Public Brethren,
#1.
I love the idea of putting the code into the Public Domain. This is the best
of all worlds. I had even put forth, with others for sure, the idea that the
Netscape team should have taken a day-1 releasse of its Mozilla code into
the Public Domain too. That PD tarball, as it was called, didn't happen.
And, Mozilla didn't soar to a level that knocked MIE out of the ring either.
That was back in an Eureka! Squared thread there. Their mistakes don't need
to be repeated here nor elsewhere. The NPL and MPL forged many new paths for
sure -- but to where and at what overhead?
There is a rumble to go to OpenCard to avoid burdens and bygone proprietary
snags. Do it then. Risk free, no burdens, totally open. That is the start of
a "killer application" in my thinking.
#2.
I see no need to have any "TradeMark(s)."
Choosing to go without a trademark and choosing to go directly to the public
domain without any other license clauses would be two of the early decisions
that would help to make OpenCard a classic, world-wide, life-changing
resource and you all here would be aboard an elevator to the status of
cult-heros.
"Tis a gift to be simple tis a gift to be free," sings an old Shaker hymn,
that has much merit.
How about an agreement to go forward to, say Jan 2002 under a "Public
Domain" license and a "non-Trademark" approach. Then at that time, we hold
an OpenCard summit of sorts. From there, folks who want to fork can do so
with grace and honor to the community.
Much praise and notice will come to the endeavor if we all choose to "Walk
the Talk" and run with OpenCard as an inspired and fully open approach.
Thanks for listening.
Mark Rauterkus
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