Re: For Approval: Open Source Software Alliance License

2003-09-24 Thread Ian Lance Taylor
Sean Chittenden [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The OSSAL is the most similar to the BSD license. This is a derivative license in that it is modeled after the BSD license, however it prevents code or objects from being used by GPL'ed bits. The reason for these addions being that as a language

Re: For Approval: Open Source Software Alliance License

2003-09-24 Thread Andy Tai
For your purpose, the BSD or the MIT license is better than the OSSAL, which impose on businesses the burden of not being able to use GPL code for their purposes. Hopefully you will not force the FreeBSD project to adapt your license. --- Sean Chittenden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DISCUSSION:

Re: For Approval: Open Source Software Alliance License

2003-09-24 Thread John Cowan
Ian Lance Taylor scripsit: That said, I don't see any reason why your license does not conform to the OSD. I agree. 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software should, in good faith, display the following acknowledgment: This product includes

Re: For Approval: Open Source Software Alliance License

2003-09-24 Thread Sean Chittenden
The OSSAL is the most similar to the BSD license. This is a derivative license in that it is modeled after the BSD license, however it prevents code or objects from being used by GPL'ed bits. The reason for these addions being that as a language author, I don't want any of the modules

Re: For Approval: Open Source Software Alliance License

2003-09-24 Thread Sean Chittenden
4. Redistributions of source code may not be used in conjunction with any software license that requires disclosure of source code (ex: the GNU Public License, hereafter known as the GPL). This is also not entirely clear. Perhaps you mean something like ``this

Re: For Approval: Open Source Software Alliance License

2003-09-24 Thread Ian Lance Taylor
Sean Chittenden [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am not concerned about freedom of development to users/consumers (which is the aim of the GPL), I'm concerned about the freedom of development for businesses. Your terminology is strange to somebody like me, who worked for many years at a business