Just to be clear the GPL (version 2 and 3) does not contain the defer clause you mention.
The link you provide is to a draft additional permission which can be used to amend the GPL. On Friday, June 5, 2015 at 2:11:53 PM UTC+2, Fergal Byrne wrote: > > Hi Frank, > > That's a great post (and the Mailpile post is also a great discussion of > the topic), thanks for sharing. > > The GPL already has a clause which allows the owner (and downstream user) > to defer, for 12 months, the full obligations of GPL - see this guy's take: > https://github.com/zooko/tgppl/blob/master/COPYING.TGPPL-v2-draft.rst > > Our idea is a bit more startup-friendly - on the commercial side of the > dual license, everyone can keep their improvements/extensions closed for up > to the full duration of the time-bomb, but they then have to give it all > back. > > As to enforceability, I'm guessing copying the language of GPL is > hopefully sufficient. These things are rarely tested as far as I know, but > I'm sure someone knows better than me. > > Appreciate the feedback, > > Fergal > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Franklin M. Siler <m...@franksiler.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> On Jun 5, 2015, at 0517, Fergal Byrne <fergalby...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> > An old-school C++ dev and I have started an initiative to combine the >> best of Open Source with a limited commercial license. It's not a new idea >> - MySQL creator Monty Widenius thought of something less viral in 2013 [1]. >> > >> > The Time-Bombed Open License [2] is the commercial side of a >> dual-licensed project, best paired with something strongly viral like GPL. >> Essentially, the project owner has 2 (up to 4) years to commercialise their >> product and then must go fully Open Source. The license is viral, so any >> commercial licensees must also use the TBOL and eventually open up their >> derived products. >> > >> > One major idea is to foster a culture of disruption of exploitative >> industries. If you can develop software to disrupt in your local market, >> your innovation can be used similarly by others elsewhere, and each new >> startup can improve on your work while earning their keep. Eventually, all >> derived products become Open Source and are free to all. >> > >> > We'd appreciate any comments, feedback and assistance from the >> wonderful Clojure community - we're up on twitter at @OccupyStartups. >> >> I’ve written a lawyer friend who does more than I do with licensing; I >> teach in this area but don’t normally advise clients on it. I would be >> concerned that a court might not apply the license as intended, but then of >> course- you’d have to analyze whether these things ever wind up in front of >> a judge. >> >> This timed scheme seems like an overcomplicated way of achieving the >> desired result. It would be simpler, and less restrictive on the dev, to >> simply escrow your source. If you should become unable to support the >> software, the escrow agent is directed to publicize the source. >> >> I wrote a bit more about related issues for Mailpile: >> http://franksiler.com/on-choosing-open-licenses/ >> >> Frank >> >> >> >> Franklin M. 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