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From: Dylan Carlson <absinthe@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Legalese of a new license (Monkey's Audio)
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:34:26
Message-Id: 200407211333.33131.absinthe@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Legalese of a new license (Monkey's Audio) by Norberto Bensa
1 On Wednesday 21 July 2004 1:30 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote:
2 >
3 > If you want to use the code in another program, you need written
4 > permission.
5 >
6
7 Yes. But, while this may sound pedantic, what does "use" mean? What does
8 "another program" mean? It's way too vague.
9
10 One interpretation might go like: Gentoo is "another program", and "use"
11 means "compiling and linking with other applications".
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13 This is why non-standard licenses suck.
14
15 Cheers,
16 Dylan Carlson [absinthe@g.o]
17 Public Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x708E165F
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