Re: [License-discuss] Open Source Software Question.

2019-10-04 Thread Gil Yehuda via License-discuss
As James indicates -- the expression "released under dual licences" implies one project with a choice between two licenses. This seems to be two things (in a project). Thing1 is open source and Think2 is not. As Kevin said, Think2 is not open source. Presumably nothing stops you from using Think1 u

Re: [License-discuss] Open Source Software Question.

2019-10-04 Thread Kevin P. Fleming
No, usage restrictions are incompatible with the Open Source Definition. If the software has such restrictions it cannot be called 'open source'. On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 6:49 AM Ahmed Hassan wrote: > > Hi All: > > I found a software on github that is released under dual licences. Parts of > the s

Re: [License-discuss] Open Source Software Question.

2019-10-04 Thread James
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 6:49 AM Ahmed Hassan wrote: > > Hi All: > > I found a software on github that is released under dual licences. Parts of > the software is under Apache licence, the other is under proprietary licence. > The part of the software that's responsible for user access is under >

[License-discuss] Open Source Software Question.

2019-10-04 Thread Ahmed Hassan
Hi All: I found a software on github that is released under dual licences. Parts of the software is under Apache licence, the other is under proprietary licence. The part of the software that's responsible for user access is under proprietary licence. Can someone claim a software to be an open so