On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 12:36:07AM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > The proposed license talks about a "Specification", which becomes a bit > problematic, as soon as I modify the Specification to the point it is > not a "Specification" anymore. I could turn it into a poem, or into a > summary description, or into a sci-fi novel, or into... > > But I'm repeating myself: as you yourself said, that was discussed in > the previous thread. Nonetheless, the situation hasn't improved from > this point of view...
To be fair, "Specification" is just a defined legal term. It does not impose any legal restriction on the nature of the amended work, though if you did turn it into a poem then the wording of the licence would seem a little odd! I don't think it causes any legal problems using that word, and I don't think there is any need to change it. > [...] > > >> Warranty > > >> > > >> This Specification is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, > > >> express or implied, [...] > > A better title for this section would be "Disclaimer of warranty", or > "No warranty", I think. Fair point, though not the end of the world if it stays in the current form (lawyers are trained to ignore section headings ;-)). Also, as regards the SHOUTY CAPITALS thing, I gather some jurisdictions in the US make this a legal requirement, so the board may want to check their local legal position before finalising the non-shouty version. John (TINLA) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
