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Winfield Hill
- Jan 1, 1970
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James William Pye has composed a very short open-source
license, which he calls Fair License.
http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:7623:200401:hhkgifnkgiiejnigaakm
---LICENSE---
<Copyright Information>
Utilization of the works is permitted provided that this
instrument is retained with the works, so that any entity
that utilizes the works is notified of this instrument.
DISCLAIMER: THE WORKS ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY.
---LICENSE---
---------------------------------------------------------
Pye says, "The copyright and other identification information
should be prepended to the license, which should be considered
part of the instrument."
Fair License is being evaluated by the OSI board's license
approval committee, whose chair, Russell Nelson, wrote:
"This must surely be the shortest open source license ever!
Still, we should send it back to the author because he uses
the hated word "utilize". Don't use utilize! Utilize "use"
instead. Means the same thing and avoids a phony formality."
According to rhid.com/fair, Pye changed the main body of his
Fair License,
Use of the works is permitted provided that this instrument
is retained with the works, so that any entity that uses the
works is notified of this instrument.
Hmm, is the last phrase in the body necessary? How about,
Use of the works is permitted provided that this instrument
is retained with the works.
The disclaimer phrase could be shortened as well, and eased:
Use of the works is permitted provided that this instrument
is retained with the works, which are offered without warranty.
Thanks,
- Win
whill_at_picovolt-dot-com
license, which he calls Fair License.
http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:7623:200401:hhkgifnkgiiejnigaakm
---LICENSE---
<Copyright Information>
Utilization of the works is permitted provided that this
instrument is retained with the works, so that any entity
that utilizes the works is notified of this instrument.
DISCLAIMER: THE WORKS ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY.
---LICENSE---
---------------------------------------------------------
Pye says, "The copyright and other identification information
should be prepended to the license, which should be considered
part of the instrument."
Fair License is being evaluated by the OSI board's license
approval committee, whose chair, Russell Nelson, wrote:
"This must surely be the shortest open source license ever!
Still, we should send it back to the author because he uses
the hated word "utilize". Don't use utilize! Utilize "use"
instead. Means the same thing and avoids a phony formality."
According to rhid.com/fair, Pye changed the main body of his
Fair License,
Use of the works is permitted provided that this instrument
is retained with the works, so that any entity that uses the
works is notified of this instrument.
Hmm, is the last phrase in the body necessary? How about,
Use of the works is permitted provided that this instrument
is retained with the works.
The disclaimer phrase could be shortened as well, and eased:
Use of the works is permitted provided that this instrument
is retained with the works, which are offered without warranty.
Thanks,
- Win
whill_at_picovolt-dot-com