Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS License

["Warrend Greenway" <dub@linuxmail.org>]

They recommended the GPL, of which they already have a form
intended for non-software documents. The FSF is interested in
promoting the free exchange of information. As for liability,
that is one of the reasons that any hardware is totally out of
the question. Furthermore, they already cover software that
is medical, and aerospace in nature. It sounds like they are
simply interested in helping to make this kind of information
available to the public. Hhhmmmm. Digital signature, though...
I will check the message, I can have them put it on paper...But
they said that there were already projects that dealt with designs
like this under their protection.

Warren.

> Warren, which of their licenses did they recommend?  Did the agreement
> come with any kind of digital signature that can be verified?  I'm a bit
> surprised that they would be so quick to agree to something like this so
> early in the project... submersibles are inherently lawsuits waiting to
> happen.
> 
> On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 13:51, Warrend Greenway wrote:
> 
> > Hey, Dale. I contacted the FSF (Free Software Foundation), and
> > they agreed to harbor us under their legal umbrella. Any input
> > on this? They said that they are already covering similar projects,
> > and that they only problem would be hardware...Which we don't
> > want to cover anyhow. This would mean that we would be covered
> > under the GPL with a preamble. I am open to any discussion on this
> > point. The GPL would have some drawbacks, but it would solve our
> > license problems and give us a legal shield.
> > 
> > Warren.
> 
> 
> Dale A. Raby
> Editor/Publisher
> The Green Bay Web
> http://www.thegreenbayweb.com
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