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threadman Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 2 Other Topics	Posted Nov 12, 2008 at 1:21:07 PM Subject: The Case for a New Open Source License [url]http://www.cilk.com/multicore-blog/bid/7191/The-Case-for-a-New-Open-Source-License[/url] A proposal for a new open source license that attempts to balance the give-and-take across all stakeholders: It lowers the burden for those who contribute to open source; It results in stronger software and support; It allows firms to extend their commercial offering to the open source community. Comments?
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PerlCoder Joined Jun 30, 2008 Posts: 148 Other Topics	Posted: Nov 12, 2008 7:42:55 PM Subject: The Case for a New Open Source License Correct me if I'm wrong here. This is the basic idea behind the CAPL: It's supposed to be like the GPL, but with this additional stipulation: even if a business does not "distribute" a derivative of an open-source product, but keeps it "private" for internal use only, the business is still required to release their source code? (Or buy a commercial license, in the case of a dual license situation.) So then the practical issue is whether or not "internal" distribution should be considered legal distribution. Am I understanding it correctly? If that is the only significant difference, then I probably wouldn't switch licenses just for that. Though it is probably an issue that should be considered in the next revision of the GPL. PerlCoder (http://indicium.us)
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threadman Joined Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 2 Other Topics	Posted: Nov 23, 2008 11:53:00 AM Subject: The Case for a New Open Source License Yes, that's right.
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