Re: [kDev] License of responsibility...

[Daniel Harris <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there All,

If you are interested in coding for kendraProject then it's really 
important that you keep up with ideas about the software license. Dave 
Cridland asked about licenses so I think this is now timely to discuss. 
What follows is a proposal and needs your comments...

From discussions it seems that kendraFoundation should own all code 
created within these project walls and then license it out using a free 
(open source) software license.

*Before* you read on make sure you read this introduction as it 
explains where I'm coming from:
http://www.kendra.org.uk/lists/archive/k-developers/msg00070.html

A note on branding (as suggest by Ben Laurie of The Apache Software 
Foundation last year): keep "kendra" in the name of all products. Ben 
said he had seen many problems arising from naming different 
deliverables of the Apache project with unrelated titles. Problems 
mostly to do with brand recognition and trademarking. Hence my writing 
kendraInitiative, kendraTools, etc. No one has yet commented on it so I 
carry on.

So, continuing thoughts on the license of responsibility (note this is 
all just draft copy at the moment and needs your comments). I thought 
about calling it LOR or KLOR. Then Ann Harris (yes, my Mum gets credit 
too! ;-) came up with LORE - as in "Knowledge acquired through 
education or experience". Which kind of fits as you'll see. So, perhaps 
the way to write it is kendraLore...

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kendraLore - Kendra License Of Responsibility

Copyright (c) 2003, kendraFoundation
All rights reserved.

This is a tool to bring dreams to reality. This is a methodology. It's 
a way of doing and thinking about something. It does not purport to be 
a statement of "fact" or "truth" or "what's really out there". Use it 
if it works for you. If it doesn't work for you then bad luck, keep 
looking. It's just a suggestion.

Everything you do and say changes the world to some degree and so plays 
its part in creating the current state of the world. If you have 
dreams, mission and/or goals then everything you do and say takes you 
closer to or further away from them. You are constantly deciding what 
you say and do - that includes what you do not say and do not do. You 
are responsible for these decisions and, hence, for what you say and 
do. Hence, you are, to some degree, responsible for creating the 
current state of the world.

In order to realise and create your dream/mission/goal you must take a 
first step (one of many) towards it. To step to somewhere (different 
from where you are now) you have to step from somewhere (where you are 
now). To deny yourself as having created where you are now will deny 
yourself the ability to create your next step towards your goal. Or, to 
put it another way, if you can't take responsibility for where you are 
now then you'll never be able to take responsibility for wherever you 
go. Or, to put it another way, if you want something to happen then 
make it happen and don't go blaming other people for reasons why your 
dream is not currently manifested.

By using this software you may want to acknowledge that you have fully 
understood and really thought about, to the best of your ability, the 
words contained in this license. And that means that you may have an 
opinion about it.

If a legal entity can hope then kendraFoundation hopes that whatever 
you do with this software may it assist you in creating/realising your 
own vision/dream of the world.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
modification, are permitted with no requirements/restrictions placed on 
you. Have fun! ;-)

This software is provided by kendraFoundation "as is" and any express 
or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied 
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are 
disclaimed. In no event shall kendraFoundation be liable for any 
direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential 
damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods 
or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) 
however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, 
strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising 
in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the 
possibility of such damage.

This text contained herein is licensed under the terms of kendraLore.

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Before we go live, we'll submit kendraLore to FSF/GNU and OSI for 
compatibility testing...

Cheers Daniel

On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 11:21  am, Daniel Harris wrote:
> Thinking logically about this. How is Kendra going to come about? 
> Kendra will come about when enough people *will* it to happen. Most 
> people want it to happen but many say it's not possible because *other 
> people* will never agree to it or wont make the effort to make it 
> happen...