>> (1) Is this license GPL compatible? It seems like it might be. It is
>> very
>> free (much more so than the GPL). What do you think? I couldn't find
>> anything definitive online... One thing -- this license is very clear
>> about
>> patent issues, which is comforting.
I am not ANAL, bu
>
> (1) Is this license GPL compatible? It seems like it might be. It is very
> free (much more so than the GPL). What do you think? I couldn't find
> anything definitive online... One thing -- this license is very clear about
> patent issues, which is comforting.
>
Hello,
According to
htt
>
> (2) General thoughts?
>
Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
Tiziano
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On 2/18/07, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Certain kind researchers at Microsoft Rsearch have code they would like to
> contribute to SAGE. They are only allowed release it under the Microsoft
> Permissive License, which is described here (and linked to):
>
>
> http://www.m
On 2/18/07, Jason Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I just learned what IANAL means, and indeed I am not a Lawyer, but
> point 3c of the Microsoft Permissive License appears to directly
> conflict with the GPL.
Why??? Sorry, but that's not at all clear to me. Point 3c says: "(C) If
you di
Oops, strike this comment. Clearly I am neither a lawyer nor a
careful reader (commas are so tricky). As I re-read the license
several times, I now cannot see any conflict with GPL. However,
several webpages (including wikipedia's software license list) say
that it does conflict.
I cannot see
On 2/18/07, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Certain kind researchers at Microsoft Rsearch have code they would like to
> contribute to SAGE. They are only allowed release it under the Microsoft
> Permissive License, which is described here (and linked to):
>
>
> http://www.m
On Sunday 18 February 2007 17:53, Jason Martin wrote:
> I just learned what IANAL means, and indeed I am not a Lawyer, but
> point 3c of the Microsoft Permissive License appears to directly
> conflict with the GPL.
This is potentially endless, but:
"3c: If you distribute any portion of the softw
Boothby what you looked up does not seem to be the same as Microsoft
Permissive License
---
(Ms-PL) - The Ms-PL is the least restrictive of the Microsoft source
code licenses. It allows licensees to view, modify, and redistribute
the source code for either commercial or non-commercial purposes.
> In the back of my non-lawyer head I believe that either the Open Source
> Initiative or the FSE have some infrastructure in place to help projects like
> SAGE with these questions. What about the Microsoft lawyers? As they are
> already involved don't they have a position on if the license is GP
I just learned what IANAL means, and indeed I am not a Lawyer, but
point 3c of the Microsoft Permissive License appears to directly
conflict with the GPL.
--jason
On 2/18/07, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Certain kind researchers at Microsoft Rsearch have code they would
On Sunday 18 February 2007 17:30, William Stein wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Certain kind researchers at Microsoft Rsearch have code they would like to
> contribute to SAGE. They are only allowed release it under the Microsoft
> Permissive License, which is described here (and linked to):
>
>
> http://www
Answers.com INAL, but...
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-software-licenses
On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, William Stein wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Certain kind researchers at Microsoft Rsearch have code they would like to
> contribute to SAGE. They are only allowed release it under the Microsoft
> Permi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_source#Criticism
On 2/18/07, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Certain kind researchers at Microsoft Rsearch have code they would like to
> contribute to SAGE. They are only allowed release it under the Microsoft
> Permissive License, which
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