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Re: Parts license
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Sun, 17 Sep 2000 23:53:21 GMT
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
news:G11svz.4IH@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Leonardo Zide writes:
> > [...]
> > Optional condition: The parts can only be used by free programs.
> > (don't know if this is really needed but I wouldn't mind it for my
> > parts)
> > [...]
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> Sounds interesting. I would rather see it under something like Perl's
> Artistic License than GPL, though. How do you define "programs"? And
> the license should be careful not to preclude the possibility of LEGO • using
> or interfacing with the parts somehow someday.
>
> --Todd
Something to be considered. I could give the Jessimans' an email soon (I
haven't heard from them in a while) and ask them about the parts that James
authored. Otherwise, someone with experience in law might be good to draft
up a license for the parts.
I'll write myself a note to email them and get on it in the next day or so.
--
Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
ICQ: 23951114
AIM: TimCourtne
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| (...) One thing I forgot to add -- In the spirit of open content, I think that any license that comes about ought to at least require that the republisher of the data must give a link to www.ldraw.org so that anyone using the parts or any (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Why don't you hold off until we've got a decent parts-contributor-license put together? Although, the last I knew, they got this group via e-mail. So I hope they're reading this now, and can support us on this. Steve (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Sounds interesting. I would rather see it under something like Perl's Artistic License than GPL, though. How do you define "programs"? And the license should be careful not to preclude the possibility of LEGO using or interfacing with the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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