I understand, and here is my explanation: To me, open means open. If something is open in the manner in which we use with "open source", then that means I can do whatever the hell I want with it, no rules and no strings attached. When someone tries to tell me something is "open" but then says, "Wait, actually there is a catch: If you want to use my `open' software to develop something else, you have to distribute WHAT YOU WROTE in terms that *I* define." it just seems like a total contradiction. Scott Frank Wiles wrote: >On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 15:56:55 -0500 >Scott Smith 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 . It's your code, do whatever > you want! :) > > --------------------------------- > Frank Wiles > http://frank.wiles.org > --------------------------------- > >