> On 2004-06-30 23:05:08 +0100 Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> We should come up with a name for this test. Maybe the "Autocrat >> Test" >> or the "Dictator Test"? The copyright (or patent, or trademark) >> holder >> does not get to make up his or her own laws?
The Ideocrat Test? Or perhaps Egocrat? Autocrat or dictator make it sound like there's a legitimate (i.e. government) third party imposing conditions on the software. Also, this could classify licensors who unilaterally change the meaning of words of phrasing in a normally-acceptable sofware license, such as "permission to modify and distribute" != permission to distribute modifications. --Joe
