[Bf-docboard] OCL vs FDL

[Roel Spruit]

ah finally. those were the words I was waiting for. now can we please stop
the marketing crap and actually make something? :)

Roel


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ton Roosendaal" <ton@blender.org>
To: <bf-docboard@blender.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Bf-docboard] OCL vs FDL


....
>
> I've heard the arguments now. A decision follows.
>
> Basta!
>
> -Ton-
>
>
> Felix Rabe wrote:
> > Hi Ton.
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 19:46:38 +0100
> > Ton Roosendaal <ton@blender.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>"You may not charge a fee for the OC itself"
> >
> >
> > OC = Open Content - just in case, but I think you already got that...
> >
> >
> >>Explain to me, how you can ever 'sell' the Blender GPL-ed sources? You
> >>can't. The GNU GPL license simply excludes that.
> >
> >
> > Tell me how it does exclude that?  Explicitly?
> >
> >
> >>Here's what the FSF says about it themselves:
> >
> >
> >>http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html
> >
> >
> >>A quote:
> >
> >
> > A good one.
> >
> >
> >>"we suggest it is better to avoid using the term ``selling software''
> >>and choose some other wording instead. For example, you could say
> >>``distributing free software for a fee''--that is unambiguous. "
> >
> >
> > Again: "You may not charge a fee for the OC itself", i.e. (?) you may
> > not distribute OC for a fee?
> >
> > Anyway, for mortal people, "distribute ... for a fee" and "charge a fee
> > for ..." means the same, so if the OCL excludes that, it is not a free
> > documentation license.  If it does not, then the OCL makes a very bad
> > job at being a free doc. license, since it makes misleading statements.
> >
> > cu,
> > Felix
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