Soft, Please add to your list of issues to pass to Legal, a highlighted copy of Clause 6 in the GPLv2 license<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>, as well as a highlighted copy of the section of the GPLv2 FAQ<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html>which addresses the relevant clause of the license with a clear example of GPL non-compliance. [Search for "*impose any further restrictions"* to find it].
TPV <http://secondlife.com/corporate/tpv.php> section 1c is dramatically incompatible with GPLv2 clause 6 because it conflicts with this part of clause 6 (an extremely important term in all GPL licenses), in the specific case where the "recipient" of the code is the developer: - "*You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.*" I fear that LL Legal may still not get the point that this has *absolutely nothing to do with access* to the SL service --- the GPL is not concerned with that, and the "restrictions" mentioned in clause 6 are unrelated to service access. They are concerned exclusively with restrictions on the developer's freedom to *modify and distribute GPL programs*. Modification and distribution of GPL-licensed programs are guaranteed by the GPL to be free of any restrictions not mentioned in the GPL license. A party that imposes additional restrictions (or conditions) on the freedom of a developer to modify and distribute code may not use GPLv2 as their license. If LL wishes to continue using the GPL, they will need to remove the restrictions and conditions that TPV currently imposes on the developer, and (presumably) replace them by restrictions on access to the service by the users of the software instead. It worries me that this key point about the GPL will not get across to Legal, given that they clearly failed to comprehend the GPL when drafting TPV. Please do your best to help them understand this issue. Morgaine. ================================== On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Soft Linden <s...@lindenlab.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Marine Kelley <marinekel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > But what I am concerned about is the viewer directory. I see that I need > to > > provide my RL info to list my viewer there, and that this RL info would > then > > be visible to all for liability. > > I'm putting together a list of concerns for more discussion with > legal; I'll add this to the list. > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges >
_______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
