Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 15:06:57 12/11/04
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On December 10, 2004 at 20:00:52, Steve B wrote: >. As long as the discussion is conducted civilly, then I think Arena's >>licensing terms are fair game. And if Arena's licensing terms aren't, then >>neither are anyone else's. > >yes i agree >no companies licensing terms are within the scope of this charter >posts regarding commercial interests are not part of the purpose of the CCC and >in fact are expressily excluded in the charter > >we are not legal experts here >we are chess players > > >Steve Posts about commercial interests are intended to avoid useless spam, not forestall licensing discussions. I don't think any civil discussion of licensing terms is outside the scope of the charter, for any chess program. I read the charter again, and it's just not there. Every program comes with some kind of licensing terms, even free programs have to address licensing issues. If a user asks whether he/she can install Junior 9 on his desktop and laptop because of an ambiguity in the wording of the license, for example, or because the language in which the license is written isn't his/her first language, should that be deleted? Seems like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I myself would like to see the Arena discussion subside, but I don't think its in the long term best interest of CCC to reinterpret the charter to force it to subside. Roger
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