The SUS license applies to the entire operating environment as a whole, not to the code itself. So, just like Sun can slap a restrictive license on top of Java Desktop System, so could you do the same with the SUS license.
I'm in favor of Free Software, but I think some aspects of the extended SUS license are very good, like for instance vendor accountability. If the vendor or distributor makes faulty software, they are required to fix it within a certain timeframe. All commercial software should be held to that standard, free or proprietary.
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Re:Unix Specification License and the GPL
Posted by: Jem Matzan on July 30, 2004 09:35 PMI'm in favor of Free Software, but I think some aspects of the extended SUS license are very good, like for instance vendor accountability. If the vendor or distributor makes faulty software, they are required to fix it within a certain timeframe. All commercial software should be held to that standard, free or proprietary.
-Jem
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