>From the Non-Profit OSL 3.0: > 5) External Deployment. The term "External Deployment" means the use, > distribution, or communication of the Original Work or Derivative Works > in any way such that the Original Work or Derivative Works may be used > by anyone other than You, whether those works are distributed or > communicated to those persons or made available as an application > intended for use over a network. As an express condition for the grants > of license hereunder, You must treat any External Deployment by You of > the Original Work or a Derivative Work as a distribution under section > 1(c).
This clause is incompatible with the DFSG. It was one of several objections to OSL 2.0[1]. Objections[2] to sections 3, 6, 9, 11 and 12 also apply to this license and appear to match recent DFSG interpretations (although the DFSG compatibility of choice of venue and fee-shifting clauses are occasionally argued over). Anthony DeRobertis's post was part of a lengthy discussion[3] that may be useful reference. Michael Poole [1]- http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/05/msg00118.html [2]- http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/09/msg00220.html [3]- from http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/09/msg00179.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
