On 7/31/05, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMHO the whole concept of a default license for a mailing list is > > problematic. it's hard to see how we could ensure that users have > > given knowing consent. > > Well, you won't be able to subscribe without seeing it,
would the legalize be in the subscription message? (the one posted back to your email address) > and the monthly reminders should help. We should also put a footer on each > message. also need to be careful about moderation and think about mail-to-news bridges. > > with the ASL2, apache is covered through the license but AIUI this > > does not extend to sublicensing? > > Sure it does. my mistake :) > > . personally speaking, i do not accept > > new files contributed through the lists which do not have the ASL2 > > boiler plate at the top. this way is common at apache. > > We won't either, and we probably won't from the mailing list anyway - > we'd ask that this kind of contribution is made through JIRA. <snip> > > it is very > > difficult to see how a user posting code with a specific license to a > > mailing list is given knowing consent for that license to be removed > > and replaced by a different license by a third party. it all seems a > > little fuzzy legally. > > I'm not quite sure what you are talking about here. i was thinking about new files with an ASL boiler plate at the top but if these are going to accepted via JIRA then this isn't an issue. - robert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
