Re: Computer Associates Trusted Open Source License
On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 09:08:09AM -0500, Glenn Maynard wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 02:34:24PM +0200, Juhapekka Tolvanen wrote:
> > Computer Associates released Ingres under this license:
> >
> > http://opensource.ca.com/projects/ingres/
> > http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Collateral.asp?CID=61384
> >
> > Is this really free software license? If it is, who will package Ingres,
> > then?
>
> Please include the full text of licenses to the list for review. Thanks.
>
> ***
>
> Computer Associates Trusted Open Source License
This appears to be a hacked-up IBMPL/CPL. That license has been discussed
several times on this list:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2001/12/msg00141.html ("CPL 0.5")
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/05/msg00597.html ("IBMPL 1.0")
and most recently,
http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/01/msg00297.html ("CPL 1.0")
Like the other incarnations, this:
requires I notify somebody if I discover something (3.6), which is
unacceptable (see "desert island", "chinese dissident" discussions);
requires I waive my right to a jury trial (11.4), which is insane;
and requires that I archive the source to any distributed binaries for
all time, since 3.1.b.iv) does not appear to give the option to
accompany the source with the binary (to eliminate the "send it later
option") and gives no time window ("within one year")
Some people will disagree with some of the above, but I'm having a hard
time getting past them all.
--
Glenn Maynard
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