Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:33:30 -0500 | Subject | Re: New BK License Problem? | From | tom_gall@mac ... |
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On Friday, October 4, 2002, at 04:08 PM, Larry McVoy wrote:
>> (d) Notwithstanding any other terms in this License, this >> License is not available to You if You and/or your >> employer develop, produce, sell, and/or resell a >> product which contains substantially similar capabil- >> ities of the BitKeeper Software, or, in the reason- >> able opinion of BitMover, competes with the BitKeeper >> Software. >> >> Doesn't this affect maintainers all across the map that work for >> distros such as RedHat, SuSE, Connectiva, etc? Obviously these >> distros >> SELL as part of their respective products CVS and similar tools. Or >> even non-distro open source shops, you even resell CVS or the like in >> some way and you'd be in trouble. > > Distributions do not *SELL* CVS, they distribute CVS.
Of course they sell CVS. I give them money, they give me a CD, that CD has CVS on it.
If I have a support contract with that distro and CVS breaks they will fix it.
I don't doubt if I went to the various distros with money in hand for extra features for CVS they would put them in.
> We choose those > words with care for exactly that reason. All the clause is saying is > that if you are a competitor you don't get to use our product for free. > That it, in our opinion, a perfectly reasonable position to take.
Yeah I understand what your intent is and I'm not flaming you. I have a problem with the wording in that claus. Unfortunately you're not a lawyer so your stated intent means little, it's the language in the license that has meaning.
Regards,
Tom
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