Posted by: Administrator
on February 08, 2007 01:02 AM
We'll look at Eric's concern about the definition of distribution.
Regarding his concern about the email, the license says that you are released from the email obligation if the address does not work. Thus, I believe this particular concern has already been addressed.
Regarding Russ' concern about why you need a hardware license, there are two reasons: because the fixation of an uncopyrightable idea into a copyrightable one is weaker for hardware designs, and because the transmission of copyright from a hardware design to the actual implementation is also weaker. Thus, this license takes more trouble to establish a patent detante than most Open Source licenses, because it's sometimes going to be patent rather than copyright that applies to the design. But at the same time, the license does not encourage anyone to patent their design, its patent detante is like a quit-claim deed - it doesn't profess that the grantor has any patent rights to give up, but it gives them up if the grantor has them.
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We're already addressing Eric and Russ' concerns
Posted by: Administrator on February 08, 2007 01:02 AMRegarding his concern about the email, the license says that you are released from the email obligation if the address does not work. Thus, I believe this particular concern has already been addressed.
Regarding Russ' concern about why you need a hardware license, there are two reasons: because the fixation of an uncopyrightable idea into a copyrightable one is weaker for hardware designs, and because the transmission of copyright from a hardware design to the actual implementation is also weaker. Thus, this license takes more trouble to establish a patent detante than most Open Source licenses, because it's sometimes going to be patent rather than copyright that applies to the design. But at the same time, the license does not encourage anyone to patent their design, its patent detante is like a quit-claim deed - it doesn't profess that the grantor has any patent rights to give up, but it gives them up if the grantor has them.
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