Re: [OFF TOPIC] BK license change

[Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>]

On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 06:22:14PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 02:35:27PM -0700, Larry McVoy wrote:
> > So that leaves a more selective approach.  We can add a clause that says
> > we reserve the right to insist you either
> > 
> >     a) maintain your changes in public within 90 days of making them, or
> >     b) buy closed use seats, or
> >     c) cease to use the product.
> 
> A (IMO -- feel free to debunk me :)) troublesome point is dead software.
> 
> What do I do if I start a project under BK, code on it for three months,
> and abandon the project / slack off / have the manager kill it.
> 
> Are they still obligated to make the software public?

What I had in mind was having BK refuse to build changesets on top of
more than 3 month old changesets.  So you would get a 3 month window
in which to play around and either kill it, leave it alone, or
publish it.

I'm not sure it's going to work, I think people have a legit point 
that there are legit uses for which this doesn't work.
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Larry McVoy            	 lm at bitmover.com           http://www.bitmover.com/lm