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[Scott Smith]

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 <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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