Oops, another try as I was replying to the od list...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joachim Van der Auwera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E licence suggestions > All this talk is very tiresome and difficult. I have been away for two weeks > and have more than 200 messages of which most is just bashing. Anyway, still > have another 150 to go. > > In short, I have one suggestion which could make everybody happy. > > Considering that it is allowed to give the source away for free under the > condition that no fee is paid for this (not even a copying fee or a fee for > the media), would it not be possible to say that. > > For the distribution of binaries. > > 1. Distribution is allowed when it is for free. No fee may be asked for > copying or media. The binaries may not be included with any product for > which a fee is requested. > 2. If a fee is requested, then an amount of EUR 10 has to be paid to TT for > each copy. > > In fact, it would not even have to specified specifically whether is applies > to source or binaries. > > To make sure that there is an "official distribution" make sure all > derivatives have to be clearly marked as such. > > I think it is useless to specify what kind of support resellers have to > give. When they do give support, I assume honoust people will be prepared to > pay a reasonable amount for their work. > > About binary distribution. I think the notes specified above make it > possible to distribute things electronically as all unofficial distributions > will be marked as such. You could even go a step further by protecting the > SMSQ/E name an disallowing the use of the name for unofficial distributions. > > Hope this is constructive, > Joachim >
