On Sat, 2003-11-29 at 04:26, Randolf Richardson wrote: ... > Keep in mind that (at least in Canada) contractual agreements are only > valid when an aspect called "consideration" exists, which means that both > parties benefit in some way (which must not be grossly unfair to one side). > > With all this mish-mash of various licenses, I wonder how > "consideration" would fit in to it all.
Consideration is a concept in contract law. It has no relevance to licences, which are NOT contracts. The essence of a contract is that each party gives something (the consideration) to the other. A licence is one-sided. (However, a licence may itself be the consideration, as when you pay for commercial software.) -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight, UK http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen." II Peter 3:18 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
