Everyone seems more interested in the SA name than the project. Is SA still a completely open-source project now or does NAI have restrictions or plan on introducing restrictions. For example: if the open-source project comes up with or adds some new algorithm of detection does that automatically become NAI property which ends up in their commercial product (like bayes in 2.50)!? I'm certain that this contribution relationship would only be one-way.
-----Original Message----- From: Justin Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 9:35 AM To: Lars Hansson Cc: Matt Sergeant; SATalk Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Deersoft acquisition Lars Hansson said: > > And yes, it's 3 developers lost. Shame. > > Shame indeed but that's way it's gotta be, I suppose. By no means -- bear in mind I've been working for Deersoft for ~4 months now, and Craig for longer. Open source SpamAssassin is an incredibly important part of the whole thing, and we've *been* working, and will be still working, on it. In fact the last month or so of my time has been 100% on the OS stuff. well, apart from all the packing I'm doing now for the move... Also bear in mind that Deersoft (now NAI) controls just the trademark on "SpamAssassin(tm)", and that the open source project is still just that -- an open source project. There's no closing of the source involved (except for their own proprietary modifications according to the terms of the Artistic license). --j. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
