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[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Patrick Wagstrom <pwagstro () andrew cmu edu>
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 12:00:53 -0500
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Dave,

For IP, if you wish

To call such a license with trade secrets "Open Source" is bad
journalism.  The Open Source Initiative has a strict definition of what
can be called "Open Source"[1].  They have also registered a
certification mark relating to Open Source that has legal implications
if people misuse it.  A quick survey of the definition will show that
asserting trade secret rights over the code, would not be considered
open source.  Furthermore, if GaDuGi does use portions of Linux, then
they're up for a nightmare with the distribution because of Linux's
licensing under the GPL.  While they might be able to get away with this
inside the Cherokee Nation (a questionable practice at best),
distribution of this illegal software in the good ol' US of A will face
snares to say the least.  This sounds like another person who is trying
to make a ruckus in order to attract attention to a product that
otherwise would go ignored.

--Patrick

[1] http://opensource.org/docs/definition.html


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