Re: [orca-list] What happened to solaris?

[Brian Nitz <brian nitz oracle com>]

 Hi Christian,

  I don't want to get into a long discussion and I'm certainly not a 
legal expert.  There is a webcast on December 7th where you can 
participate in a live chat and ask questions.  I think anyone on this 
list could provide valuable input regarding the requirements and 
concerns of Open Source accessibility developers.

Oracle Solaris 11 Express: The Future of Solaris Now
Event Date: 12/07/2010 09:00 AM Pacific Standard Time
http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=256948&s=1&k=A7A8E5637FD25BAC80FB208859C74FBE&partnerref=otn

On 11/16/10 11:53 AM, Christian Hofstader wrote:
> > bn: Within the OTN License agreement you'll find:
> >
> > bn: LICENSE RIGHTS
> > Except for any included software package or file that is licensed to you by Oracle under different license 
> > terms, we grant you a perpetual (unless terminated as provided in this agreement), nonexclusive, 
> > nontransferable, limited License to use the Programs only for the purpose of developing, testing, prototyping 
> > and demonstrating your applications, and not for any other purpose.
> cdh: I seem to notice that the word "distributing" is missing from the list of things covered by the license.
>
> cdh: I sent the links off to the others at FSF/GNU who will probably have a better answer regarding the restrictions 
> that the license has on your rights. My fear is that well meaning people can get in serious trouble by trying to 
> "do the right thing." and the Oracle legal team seems like it doesn't take prisoners.
>
> cdh: Of course, as some of the packages in Open Solaris are covered by GPL 2, GPL 3, Apache 2 and MIT, it may 
> be a violation of these licenses for Oracle to include these packages with their new closed system depending 
> upon how the packages communicate with each other. If any component links directly with GPL 3, for instance, 
> they've either got to replace the GPL 3 portion or put the GPL 3 license on the code which links to it.
>
> cdh: GPL 2 and Apache 2 can make for some seriously interesting conditions that may demonstrate that Oracle 
> is violating the free software licenses.
>
> cdh: There is a movement on to take on companies who use FLOSS programs in packages and hardware they sell 
> but violate the GPL and other licenses that cover the work they are selling. I'm not sure but I think there 
> are some projects out raising money to build a war chest to take these companies to task for breaking the law.
>
> cdh: All we are saying is give freedom a chance...