Scheme language standardization process
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:12:36 -0700 "Arthur A. Gleckler" <scheme@x> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Musical Notation > <musicdenotation@x > > wrote: > > > "We intend this report to belong to the entire Scheme > > community, and so we grant permission to copy it in whole or in > > part *without fee*." > > > > Does that mean that permissions are granted without fee, or that > > permissions are granted to distribute for free but not to > > distribute commercially? > > > Oh, come on. It's free. Read the following sentence, which I sent > earlier and included on the Wikimedia page. I think you're being unreasonable. It is not obvious what license I can put a new document under if it incorporates text from this document. I understand the intent, but a copyright lawyer will justifiably feel that he's treading on thin ice. There is a reason most open source projects and open documents have substantially more specific licenses. -- Perry E. Metzger perry@x _______________________________________________ Scheme-reports mailing list Scheme-reports@x http://lists.scheme-reports.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scheme-reports