[Koha] Liblime, Koha, BibLibre and FLOSS

[Colin Campbell]

On 10/26/2009 10:22 AM, MJ Ray wrote:

> Erm, yes it does.  The first body paragraph of
> http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html says:
>
>    "The GNU Affero General Public License is a free, copyleft license
>    for software and other kinds of works, specifically designed to
>    ensure cooperation with the community in the case of network server
>    software."
>
> Note "ensure cooperation" there on line three.  As one can see, the
> AGPL is "specifically designed" around that absurd idea, which should
> worry everyone.
Apologies for my loose phrasing and word blindness (major sins I admit 
when discussing licences). My point was it does not say "you must 
co-operate" it does try to ensure that the freedoms guaranteed by the 
GPL are not circumvented by the means of distribution of the software. 
The important thing is that the users of the software are ensured of the 
rights to view, modify and distribute the program. Those freedoms are 
fundamental to our work and we need to look closely at how to ensure them.
Colin
-- 
Colin Campbell
Software Engineer, PTFS Europe Limited
Content Management and Library Solutions
+44 (0) 208 366 1295 (phone)
+44 (0) 7759 633626  (mobile)
colin.campbell at ptfs-europe.com
skype: colin_campbell2

http://www.ptfs-europe.com