Re: d-fsl - German Free Software License
MJ Ray wrote:
> > Section 5 Conclusion of the Contract
>
> Ow, this licence wants to be a contract. Never a happy sign.
It's next to impossible under German law to have any kind of
license that _isn't_ a contract. In Germany, if you make an
offer and someone accepts it, you have a contract. No
consideration needed.
The license has been discussed extensively on the Open Source
Initiative's list:
http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:sss:9114:200411:ppagmfjaoaoddmbfniog#b
Apparently the German lawyers who wrote it are thinking about
revisions.
Arnoud
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