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[Frank Wiles]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 15:56:55 -0500
Scott Smith <scott at roadtoad.net> wrote:

> This is the problem I have with it...
> 
> <<
> 3) *Grant of Source Code License.* The term "Source Code" means the 
> preferred form of the Original Work for making modifications to it and
> 
> all available documentation describing how to modify the Original
> Work. Licensor hereby agrees to provide a machine-readable copy of the
> Source Code of the Original Work along with each copy of the Original
> Work that Licensor distributes. Licensor reserves the right to satisfy
> this obligation by placing a machine-readable copy of the Source Code
> in an information repository reasonably calculated to permit
> inexpensive and convenient access by You for as long as Licensor
> continues to distribute the Original Work, and by publishing the
> address of that information repository in a notice immediately
> following the copyright notice that applies to the Original Work.
>  >>
> 
> What if you want to base an application on something licensed with
> this, but don't want to release the source?  YOu can't, from the way
> I'm reading this. With the BSD license you can...

  Correct. Have you never read up on Open Source software? 

  That is the WHOLE point.  That you can't base a closed source 
  derivative on Open Source code.  This mean that once code is 
  released Open Source it will always be available to you as 
  Open Source.

  If that doesn't float your boat, then release your code as BSD
  or <insert your own license here>.  It's your code, do whatever
  you want! :) 

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   Frank Wiles <frank at wiles.org>
   http://frank.wiles.org
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