Comment My feedback response to AT&T's new "open" license (Score 1) 30
I felt I should share this.
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The AT&T Source Code Agreement is incompatible with all other free software licenses. Section 1.3 claims third party (ie. GNU Public License) licenses are not allowed. Section 1.5 unduly requires the licensee to visit AT&T's website. Section 2.14 which is the required notice to be posted with the derived product claims that the software is considered proprietary to AT&T. Section 4.1 contradicts itself by saying that distribution of the derived product may not be charged for and then says it may be charged for. Section 4.2 requires a written agreement. Section 4.3 makes a lot of uncomfortable demands and repeats past articles. Section 4.4 demands display of the proprietary notice. Section 4.5 is silly. Section 5.1 forces the licensee to give AT&T an irrevocable license of ultimate freedom which is completely contradictory to what AT&T is providing the licensee. Section 7.2 is a termination clause that causes the license's life span to become unpredictable and therefore unsatisfactory. Section 2.3 of Appendix A restates that the software covered by the license is proprietary to AT&T. Section 7.3 of the agreement and 6.1 of Appendix A of the agreement define unneccessary and unfair restrictions upon the licensee in regards to patents held by AT&T or it's affiliates relating to the product under the license. The right to file a complaint or lawsuit over a legitimate claim should not be removed from anyone, even the licensee of the product, for any reason. Section 6.2 of Appendix A again restates the termination clause.
Sorry, nice try.
Sincerely,
Nelson Rush
P.S. Make Section 5.1 the whole license and switch "AT&T" with "YOU". That's what I'd call a truly open source/free software license.
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The AT&T Source Code Agreement is incompatible with all other free software licenses. Section 1.3 claims third party (ie. GNU Public License) licenses are not allowed. Section 1.5 unduly requires the licensee to visit AT&T's website. Section 2.14 which is the required notice to be posted with the derived product claims that the software is considered proprietary to AT&T. Section 4.1 contradicts itself by saying that distribution of the derived product may not be charged for and then says it may be charged for. Section 4.2 requires a written agreement. Section 4.3 makes a lot of uncomfortable demands and repeats past articles. Section 4.4 demands display of the proprietary notice. Section 4.5 is silly. Section 5.1 forces the licensee to give AT&T an irrevocable license of ultimate freedom which is completely contradictory to what AT&T is providing the licensee. Section 7.2 is a termination clause that causes the license's life span to become unpredictable and therefore unsatisfactory. Section 2.3 of Appendix A restates that the software covered by the license is proprietary to AT&T. Section 7.3 of the agreement and 6.1 of Appendix A of the agreement define unneccessary and unfair restrictions upon the licensee in regards to patents held by AT&T or it's affiliates relating to the product under the license. The right to file a complaint or lawsuit over a legitimate claim should not be removed from anyone, even the licensee of the product, for any reason. Section 6.2 of Appendix A again restates the termination clause.
Sorry, nice try.
Sincerely,
Nelson Rush
P.S. Make Section 5.1 the whole license and switch "AT&T" with "YOU". That's what I'd call a truly open source/free software license.
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