Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 09:24:05 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, allenc@verinet.com (Allen Campbell) Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: This is stupid Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000317092004.040fc560@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200003171601.JAA16790@usr06.primenet.com> References: <38D1F624.2C97055A@verinet.com>
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At 09:01 AM 3/17/2000 , Terry Lambert wrote: >A new installer might emerge, if there were money in it for >someone to do the work. It seems to me that the only way it >can be moved forward at this point is to pay someone to do >the unpleasent work, and the only way that someone will pay >for this is if they can recoup their investment. Why not just let the author of the new installer sell a few discs? ;-) >It might be reasonable for the foundation to require a two year >maximum trust in order to use the trademark, i.e. you can use >the trademark on a derivative work that replaces the installer >if you place the code in trust, and within two years (or less) >of first release, the code becomes the property of the foundation. The main problem with this is that it involves case-by-case decisions. The FreeBSD Foundation should not be involved in evaluating companies' products prior to release, because this gives WC an insuperable competitive edge. The proper way to do it is to exercise veto power, and only in extreme cases (e.g. when the use is defamatory or misleading). As you mention in an earlier message, the code WILL come to the public code base in time, because it is ultimately in the author's interest to put it there. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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