Re: Linux positioning statement for use in press inquiries (fwd)

1999-02-04 Thread Jules Bean
On 4 Feb 1999, John Hasler wrote: > Jules Bean writes: > > However, that's not the only license which Jikes and Secure Mailer are > > distributed under. > > > They are also distributed another another license, which is now very > > nearly free (thanks to positive feedback from us), but still, > >

Re: Linux positioning statement for use in press inquiries (fwd)

1999-02-04 Thread John Hasler
Jules Bean writes: > However, that's not the only license which Jikes and Secure Mailer are > distributed under. > They are also distributed another another license, which is now very > nearly free (thanks to positive feedback from us), but still, > unfortunately, has an irritating clause about te

Re: The 'CMU' license

1999-02-04 Thread Jules Bean
On 4 Feb 1999, John Hasler wrote: > Jules Bean wrote: > > How do we feel about the phrase 'without fee' in this context? > > Brian Ristuccia wrote: > > Sounds to me like this means "without paying CMU any money", not "you can't > > charge any money." > > Jules Bean writes: > > I also think that'

Re: The 'CMU' license

1999-02-04 Thread John Hasler
Jules Bean wrote: > How do we feel about the phrase 'without fee' in this context? Brian Ristuccia wrote: > Sounds to me like this means "without paying CMU any money", not "you can't > charge any money." Jules Bean writes: > I also think that's what they mean. I agree, though I wish they wouldn

Re: Linux positioning statement for use in press inquiries (fwd)

1999-02-04 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Joseph Carter wrote: > On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 09:04:52PM +, Jules Bean wrote: > > They are also distributed another another license, which is now very > > nearly free (thanks to positive feedback from us), but still, > > unfortunately, has an irritating clause about termin

Re: Linux positioning statement for use in press inquiries (fwd)

1999-02-04 Thread Joseph Carter
On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 09:04:52PM +, Jules Bean wrote: > They are also distributed another another license, which is now very > nearly free (thanks to positive feedback from us), but still, > unfortunately, has an irritating clause about termination (no, not the 90 > day one). Check the -lega

Re: Linux positioning statement for use in press inquiries (fwd)

1999-02-04 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Joseph Carter wrote: > > >From the AlphaWorks license: > > > >IBM grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to download the > >Software and use it only for your personal, non-commercial and lawful > >end use. Implied licenses are negated. > > > >You

Re: Linux positioning statement for use in press inquiries (fwd)

1999-02-04 Thread Joseph Carter
On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 01:14:51PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > The open source movement is the latest industry initiative in the drive > > toward open standards. In response to customer needs, IBM has made code > > for several technologies available as open source software. These > > include IB

Re: The 'CMU' license

1999-02-04 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 06:46:56PM +, Jules Bean wrote: > > > > I'm trying to package a shiny new rarpd for Debian which carries this > > license. > > > > How do we feel about the phrase 'without fee' in this context? > > > > Sounds to me like t

Re: The 'CMU' license

1999-02-04 Thread Brian Ristuccia
On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 06:46:56PM +, Jules Bean wrote: > > I'm trying to package a shiny new rarpd for Debian which carries this > license. > > How do we feel about the phrase 'without fee' in this context? > Sounds to me like this means "without paying CMU any money", not "you can't charg

The 'CMU' license

1999-02-04 Thread Jules Bean
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