RE: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

2006-03-26 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
>-Original Message- >From: Danny Pansters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:03 PM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal > > >Sorry, forgot this part.

Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

2006-03-22 Thread Danny Pansters
Sorry, forgot this part.. On Wednesday 22 March 2006 17:57, you wrote: > Nope. The real BSD license gives copyrights to the University of > California, Berkeley. Mainly for historical reasons because BSD > originated from there, but there is a legal reason also. You see, if > I Ted Mittelstaedt

Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

2006-03-22 Thread Danny Pansters
On Wednesday 22 March 2006 17:57, you wrote: > >-Original Message- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Danny Pansters > >Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:57 PM > >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >Subject: Re: BSD License &

RE: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

2006-03-22 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
>-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Danny Pansters >Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:57 PM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal > > >On Sunday 19 Marc

Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

2006-03-19 Thread Garance A Drosihn
At 1:16 AM +0300 3/20/06, Andrew Pantyukhin wrote: We need a special clause in the license we release our work under. [...] Basically, it should state that under no circumstances and under no legislation should ever any entity be punished for breaking the license terms. So you want a license

Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

2006-03-19 Thread Danny Pansters
On Sunday 19 March 2006 23:16, Andrew Pantyukhin wrote: > I'm not sure if I should start advocating the idea here. > Some people must've had this thought before I ever > did, I hope they will support me. > > We need a special clause in the license we release > our work under. I'm not a lawyer, but

Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

2006-03-19 Thread Ceri Davies
On 19/3/06 22:16, "Andrew Pantyukhin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure if I should start advocating the idea here. > Some people must've had this thought before I ever > did, I hope they will support me. > > We need a special clause in the license we release > our work under. I'm not a l

Re: BSD License "Innocence" Clause Proposal

2006-03-19 Thread David Stanford
So, if I understand this correctly, you basically want a license that asks that your name be mentioned if/when someone modifies your work and then republishes it, but with no real boundaries? Why not just publish your work and ask that those who use it for their own benefit just acknowledge your p