On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 08:51:51PM +1000, scsijon wrote:
Maybe what is really needed is a three level classification rather than the existing two very tight levels (100% OSS or not 100%OSS).
The division could become something like,
A - 100% OSS (meets all the OSS Licensing requirements)
B - Partial OSS (meets the majority of OSS Licensing requirements) (could also be used for programmers wanting to release but limit users "playing" with their source code while they develop it to their completed specification product)
C - NON OSS (Follows Licensing requirements that are NON-OSS compatable)
What would the advantages be of such a system? This is only about on what CD things should go. So with your idea we would get: A) 100% OSS CD 1-5 (As is done now) C) NON OSS CD 6 (as is done now) B) Partial OSS CD 7 (Used to be on CD 6) Placing B on CD 1-5 is not an option, as then they won't be 100% OSS anymore. The moment B+C becomes large enough to split it up in different CD's, it is an option to think about. I asume however that the consideration will be done to rather take things of the CD and put them on FTP, not to add more CDs. houghi -- Nutze die Zeit. Sie ist das Kostbarste, was wir haben, denn es ist unwiederbringliche Lebenszeit. Leben ist aber mehr als Werk und Arbeit, und das Sein wichtiger als das Tun - Johannes Müller-Elmau