Re: three send back changes clauses

2001-05-25 Thread John Galt
On 24 May 2001, James LewisMoss wrote: > >Please cc me on any replies. I'm not currently subscribed to this >list. > >I've got three send back changes clauses. Comments on whether they >are free? All three sound DFSG free, since you use the weasel words "best efforts". The big issue that I've s

Re: three send back changes clauses

2001-05-25 Thread Walter Landry
> >; 2. Users of this software agree to make their best efforts (a) to > >; return to me any improvements or extensions that they make, so that > >; these may be included in future releases; and (b) to inform me of > >; noteworthy uses of this software. > > The B section here really is outside th

Re: three send back changes clauses

2001-05-25 Thread John Galt
On Fri, 25 May 2001, Walter Landry wrote: >> >; 2. Users of this software agree to make their best efforts (a) to >> >; return to me any improvements or extensions that they make, so that >> >; these may be included in future releases; and (b) to inform me of >> >; noteworthy uses of this softwar

Re: three send back changes clauses

2001-05-25 Thread Brian Ristuccia
On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 06:55:54PM -0600, John Galt wrote: > You're right, though in context, classification is enough to foil "best > effort". Basically, the weasel words come to the rescue again. > As one counterexample, decisions in shareholder lawsuits have interpreted the terms "best effort