25 Jan
2004
25 Jan
'04
1:24 a.m.
Richard Schilling wrote:
I would like to present to you all a new Open Source software license I've written up. [ ... ]
One the face of it, Section III, "Distribution Restrictions and Obligations." of your license fails to comply with OSD #1 & 2: "1. Free Redistribution The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale. 2. Source Code The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form...." See http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php. -- -Chuck