>> With a lawyer, you can do anything.
No good lawyer would expose himself to copyright theft. Easy way to get hit
with a $20,000 per violation bill.
Ken Elliott
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:25 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Is there a software license MORE copy-left than GNU APL?
Scott Grizzard wrote:
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> I thought I couldn't do that because of the copyright on the GPL...
Hi Scott!
With a lawyer, you can do anything. If it is that important to you, get
a lawyer, he/she will find a way.
Me, I'd just use the GPL or MIT or some other open source license and
post the source myself for everyone who cared to look at it. 99% of the
people won't even look at the source anyway so you can post on a low
cost server.
>>> The gnu-apl requires that any network users of a piece of software be
>>> allowed to see the source code of the software they use.
>>>
>>> Here's my problem: one of the core values of my new company is that
>>> patients should be able to see the source code of the software they're
>>> doctors use, so /all/ are assured of its quality. There is also a
>>> feature in the software that allows patients to access their medical
>>> records.
>>>
>>> My concern is that, for the GNU-APL version, larger "corporate" doctors'
>>> offices might just disable the feature and keep their modifications "in
>>> house", violating the spirit of the license and the values of the
>>> company.
>> Just use the GPL as your starting point, get a lawyer to write the other
>> points you want in addition - as "left" as you like, Use that as your
eula.
>>
>> Bear in mind that someone may still violate your eula, and the only
>> thing you can do is sue.
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