Re: Open source - Free software

[Alexander Terekhov]

Hey dak, call 911 for comrade ams.

"Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote:
> 
>    >    > Which has nothing to do with why the NASA Open Source Agreement
>    >    > (NOSG) is a non-free license.  I suggest you read section G:
>    >    >
>    >    > | G. Each Contributor represents that that its Modification is
>    >    > |    believed to be Contributor's original creation and does not
>    >    > |    violate any existing agreements, regulations, statutes or
>    >    > |    rules, and further that Contributor has sufficient rights to
>    >    > |    grant the rights conveyed by this Agreement.
>    >    >
>    >    > I.e. I am not allowed to take code that I have not created and
>    >    > combine it with a program which is licensed under the NOSG.
>    >
>    >    When you take third party code and combine that code with NOSA'd
>    >    code, it is neither modification nor Modification, [...]
>    >
>    > The end product is a modification, yes.
> ...
>    > The creation that is added
> 
>    Is just separate computer program (literary) work (aka software).
> 
> A seperate program which is not the "Contributor's original creation".

It's separate software from the Subject Software.

> 
>    Program code A + program code B modifies neither program code A nor
>    program code B.
> 
> But program A or B is not the "Contributor's original creation".

And?

> 
>    E. "Larger Work" means computer software that combines Subject
>    Software, or portions thereof, with software separate from the
>    Subject Software that is not governed by the terms of this
>    Agreement.
> 
> Again, nothing to do with this.
> 
> For example, you cannot take someone elses NOSA licensed work, and add
> it to a NOSA licensed work, 

Man oh man, why don't you call NASA and check it with them?

(202) 358-0001

If not dak, then they will call 911 for you, I hope.

> since it is not the "Contributors original creation".  

Uh moron.

regards,
alexander.