From: Alexander Terekhov (terekhov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-31 15:06:03
Momchil Velikov wrote:
[...]
> Ok, let it be making copies. So I walk into a store, buy I book and
> I'm entitled to making copies and derived works and distribute them?
No.
> In the same way, I'm entitled to do the same with the Boost libraries?
You're entitled (see the license).
> In the same way, I'm entitled to do the same with the software at
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org?
You're entitled (see the license).
> In the same way, I'm entitled to do the same with
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/e/81ed90eb-dd87-4a23-aedc-298a9603b4e4/directx_9c_redist.exe ?
Ask Microsoft.
>
> (For the record, I just downloaded the three things without accepting
> any license or agreeing to a contract or whatever).
You've transmitted "the three things" to your computer without accepting
any license or agreeing to a contract or whatever. Right.
[...]
> Alexander> (2) abrogate or restrict the limitations on exclusive rights
> Alexander> specified in sections 107 through 114 and sections 117, 118
> Alexander> and 121 of this title.”
>
> Not sure what do you mean by this ?
It means the end of non-negotiable share-alike lisenses (contracts).
Welcome to the BSD (or BSL) only world. ;-)
[...]
> Is this merely a ``display'' of the software
> http://unc.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/boost_1_31_0.tar.bz2 ?
AFAIK, no.
>
> Is this merely a ``display'' of the software
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc/gcc-3.4.1/gcc-3.4.1.tar.bz2 ?
AFAIK, no.
>
> What should one do, if he wants more than the fair use rights ? (I
> presume fair use does not allow manufacturing a thousand CDs with
> Boost, putting them in a pretty box with an EULA printed on the side)
You'll need a grant of rights (implied stuff like the patent grants
in the boost case is just fine for you as a licensee).
regards,
alexander.