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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Dan Boger wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 09:35:48AM +0000, Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> > Tim Courtney wrote:
> > > Right now we are in a situation where to include a part in the
> > > library under the new (TBD) license, we must gain explicit
> > > permission from each author. This is a significant headache, as we
> > > realize there will be some authors we simply can't get ahold
> > > of--some parts will have to be distributed separately or re-made by
> > > an author agreeing to the license. Setting ourselves up for a
> > > similar situation in the future in the case any revisions are
> > > required would be irresponsible.
> >
> > I suppose that is a valid point. But I am (as a programmer and
> > parts author) not at all willing to give a single entity any
> > special right to change the license to my works (this includes both
> > LDraw.org and FSF).
>
> Would it work if the license says that any future changes need author
> approval, but have a timeout? If after, say, 30 days of asking for
> approval (on ldraw, lugnet, and in email) there's no responce, the
> approval is assumed? Maybe 30 days is too short a time, but since these
> things should be so rare, even 6 months wouldn't be out of the question
> for getting approval.
>
> Wouls something like that work?
As a parts author who is likely to go inactive to the future (parts authoring,
I've noticed, comes in spurts), I'd like to see the following:
License dictates that any future changes need author approval. A majority of
authors approving is required for the change to be enacted. The authors will
have four responses:
Approval.
Rejection.
Abstain.
No response.
All attempts to contact non-responsive authors must be made (via public notices
on Lugnet and LDraw.org, and via personal communication, i.e. email). After a
suitable time frame (I think 6 months, since occasionally people do lose jobs,
and thus Internet connections), the no response is recorded as abstaining.
Abstaining votes do not count towards the total for which a majority will be
measured. Majority is reached when the time frame is over, and approval
votes/(approval votes + rejection votes)*100%>50%.
An abstaining vote indicates that the author will authorize his/her submissions
under the new license terms.
Essentially, abstainers (either by choice or non response) say they will abide
by the majority decision. Going along with the crowd, in other words.
This is important to me, since I can see myself veering away from part authoring
(currently, it is quite difficult, as I use a public terminal for my internet
connection).
This unfortunately doesn't catch those authors who are inactive now, but
something along these lines will close this difficulty for the future.
John Riley (a small time parts author)
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| I have to agree (and I know as a non-part author myself other than pathetic attempts which never saw the light of day by point will be held in less regard than those of actual offical part authors') that all parts should be open source. Not that (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) Would it work if the license says that any future changes need author approval, but have a timeout? If after, say, 30 days of asking for approval (on ldraw, lugnet, and in email) there's no responce, the approval is assumed? Maybe 30 days is (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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