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Re: CDDL, OpenSolaris, Choice-of-venue and the star package ...



On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 04:58:32PM +0200, Yorick Cool wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 03:55:56PM +0200, Dalibor Topic wrote:

>>> The application of the
>>>    United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale
>>>    of Goods is expressly excluded.

>> That's my favourite bit of lawyerese in MPL-derivative licenses.

>> I wish they had expressly excluded the sharia law on software licenses 
>> as practised by the late Taleban ruling Kandahar.
> 
> Well actually, in most countries part of the UN, the convention
> applies by default to international contracts. So it is quite
> relevant to exclude it, otherwise it may seriously be contended that
> it is applicable.

Yes, but what does it *say*? What are the consequences of it being
applicable?

(
 And for my education: Does it apply to "international" intra-European
 contracts?
)

-- 
Lionel



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