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Subject:
Open Source License - Reciprocal Public License
Category: Relationships and Society > Law Asked by: crzyltlman-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
09 Mar 2003 21:17 PST
Expires: 08 Apr 2003 22:17 PDT Question ID: 174050 |
NOTE: I have read the Terms of Service and realize that any answer provided by GA is "Not Professional Advice". The Reciprocal Public License (RPL) is an open source software license created by Technical Pursuit Inc. It can be viewed at the following link: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/rpl.php . Given a Licensor (in the terms of the RPL) other than Technical Pursuit Inc., producing software that would be licensed under the RPL, 1) Would the Licensor be required to follow the guidelines of Section 6.2 regarding Modifications, or are only entities other than the Licensor (e.g. an entity providing Extensions) required to do so? 2) In EXHIBIT A (the Notice that is to be placed within each file of the Source Code), does the copyright contained therein apply only to the license itself or to the Source Code file? Taking into consideration the modifications allowed in Section 7.1, where would the Licensor display its name--in place of Technical Pursuit Inc. in EXHIBIT A, outside of the included Notice in each Source File, or some other location? Thanks in advance, and if there are any clarifications necessary, please let me know. |
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Subject:
Re: Open Source License - Reciprocal Public License
From: denco-ga on 10 Mar 2003 20:51 PST |
My reading of the RPL would suggest: 1) The Licensor is not required to follow the guidelines of Section 6.2, but rather that section applies to changes made but someone other than the Licensor. This might be supported by section 3.4: "3.4 Licensor reserves the right to release new versions of the Software with different features, specifications, capabilities, functions, licensing terms, general availability or other characteristics. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Licensed Software shall remain in Licensor and/or its Contributors." So any modifications by the Licensor might be considered a "new" version of the software instead of a modification. 2) It appears that Exhibit A pertains to the RPL itself. It appears the Licensor can include their name in Exhibit A (along with Technical Pursuit Inc. as long as the RPL hasn't been modified) or can be placed in the Source Code, or in an external file. If placed in Exhibit A, it appears that it should be part of language that is the "Licensor specifying or allowing use or distribution under the terms of this License" as stated in 1.0. |
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