[forum] GPL-incompatible license

[mark kandianis]

At 08:51 PM 2/16/2004 +0100, you wrote:
>mark kandianis wrote:
>[...]
> > shrink-wrapped?  that's really out-dated.  look at the 'upgrade'
> > downloads that most software comes with and you will see that
> > for you to get them you must agree to their terms.
>
>The legal term is "manifestation of assent". That's what I meant.


okay a link i found about this manifestation of assent from by the legal 
counsel of the osi, so i
gotta figure he knows what's this is about.

his credentials, as mentioned in the footnote are:

Lawrence Rosen is an attorney in private practice in Redwood City, 
California (www.rosenlaw.com). He is also general
counsel for Open Source Initiative, which manages and promotes the Open 
Source Definition (www.opensource.org).

his full article:


http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:T_yD3-QCo1EJ:www.rosenlaw.com/html/GL19.pdf+manifestation+of+assent&hl=en&ie=UTF-8


so alex is this what you are referring to?  there is a pdf version too, but 
i don't do pdf.  i haven't
manifestedly agreed to those terms.

so i 've read this and i think you're wrong because there are license 
alternatives to linux and the GPL.
net, open and freebsd all exist for those who won't agree to the click-wrap 
terms of the GPL or aren't
you familiar with them?  put http://...bsd.org  and interchange the first 
three letters and you can
see if you agree with them instead.



mark.