Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 Oct 2002 15:55:55 -0500 | Subject | New BK License Problem? | From | tom_gall@mac ... |
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Greetings all,
I noticed Larry recently changed the license on bk. Once clause in particular struck me and I thought I'd better point it out for your reactions...
Specifically from Section 3:
(d) Notwithstanding any other terms in this License, this License is not available to You if You and/or your employer develop, produce, sell, and/or resell a product which contains substantially similar capabil- ities of the BitKeeper Software, or, in the reason- able opinion of BitMover, competes with the BitKeeper Software.
Doesn't this affect maintainers all across the map that work for distros such as RedHat, SuSE, Connectiva, etc? Obviously these distros SELL as part of their respective products CVS and similar tools. Or even non-distro open source shops, you even resell CVS or the like in some way and you'd be in trouble.
While I am all for Larry having a profitable business, this would seem to be a change which is not Open Source developer friendly.
Regards,
Tom
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