From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c9bf6617358567a9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-10 11:49:31 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!skynet.be!skynet.be!freenix!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Robert C. Leif" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: Commercial license? Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:48:52 -0800 Organization: ENST, France Message-ID: Reply-To: "comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway" NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1047325770 57975 137.194.161.2 (10 Mar 2003 19:49:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 19:49:30 +0000 (UTC) To: "'comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway'" Return-Path: X-Envelope-From: rleif@rleif.com X-Envelope-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1 Precedence: list List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35149 Date: 2003-03-10T11:48:52-08:00 Please note that members are required, in order to have an Ada = Developer's Cooperative. The present draft has always been subject to amendment, enhancement etc. Any suggestions will be reviewed and every reasonable effort will be made to include them. Bob Leif -----Original Message----- From: Marin David Condic [mailto:mcondic.auntie.spam@acm.org]=20 Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 4:13 AM To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Subject: Re: Commercial license? I think there is a problem with this license that may preclude your = using it at the moment. While I like the concept of the ADCL, there is at least = one problem with it. As of this point in time, there is no Ada Developer's Cooperative to do the administration called for in the license. It = possible that this could be solved, but until it is, you may have a problem = trying to honor the terms of the license. Ultimately, I see the ADCL as a kind of "Blocking License" - it allows = one to use the software up to the point where there is some sort of = financial gain at stake and then it calls for revenue sharing. IMHO, this would = likely mean that nobody would use the software for commercial purposes because = it would be cheaper to re-develop it in house than it would be to share the revenues with the original developer. (At least under the rates I had originally seen in the license - one could always renegotiate the = rates.) I'm wondering if there is a license similar to the ADCL in the respect = that it would allow someone to use the software and share the software with others, but forbid any usage in which commercial gain is involved. (Including value-added situations, like bundling it "free" with some = other product for sale.) I'd like to release some software under terms like = this with the notion that if you were using it at home or at work for your = own business, great, but if you start making money with it, you need to come negotiate another license with me. Does such a license exist? MDC -- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/ Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "Going cold turkey isn't as delicious as it sounds." -- H. Simpson =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Victor Porton wrote in message news:E18sGKp-0000VI-00@porton.narod.ru... > > Should I provide on my Web site this license including or excluding > introductory section "0"?