I wrote:
>
>Well I sat down, thought carefully about it, and reorganized
>my proposed license along the same lines that I would organize
>a config file. Instead of enumerating what is allowed, deny
>this, deny that, deny the other, allow everything else. I
>think that this is a good way to rewrite it.
Now I remember why I hate writing. I cannot stop rewriting
large chunks. Each time I think it is better but...
I will try a rewrite tonight refactoring by type of obligation,
not type of distribution. I think that the types will be:
- Guarantees on availability of unencumbered source.
- Do not conflict with the original version.
- Do not intentionally cause breakage of unaltered
components (defined by causing them to violate their
part of the regression suite)
- Charge what you like, but do not represent the original
as your own, or use developers and copyright holders
for endorsement without separate written permission.
So please give feedback, I would like to get any other
significant details in now. (I already have a request to
make it shorter. I am not sure how much I can do but I
will try.)
BTW does anyone have any thoughts about the numbering? When
I tried to refer back to earlier sections I realized that
"item 2" is ambiguous. Should I simply continue numbering
in the agreement from where I left off before? (ie Start it
at 6 and not 1.)
>It means that your obligations are much more clearly spelled
>out, and there is less micromanagement of what you may and may
>not do. However it is a significant rewrite, and I would like
>to see another iteration (hopefully with some legal input)
>before I try drawing this up as an RFP.
I intend to move it even more in that direction, and tonight
I will cross-post to the opensource list which contains a number
of lawyers.
[snippity]
Cheers,
Ben
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