This software was developed in phases under several different contracts/agreements supported by several different contracting companies.
In general, contractors can retain the commercial rights to the software and the gov't gets a government use license (which includes providing it to other gov't contractors to be modified).
In this case, since no single organization owned the code, we asked the orgs to waive their rights to we could open source it and everyone would have access to it.
The NOSA is OSI approved. And the lawyers here are pretty detail oriented.
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-- "Do you think," said a Woodpecker who had been busy making a hole in the table, "that there might be a problem with the name 'UNIX'? I mean, it does sort of suggest being less than a man."
"Maybe we should try another name," suggested the Job Sparrow, "like Brut, or Rambo."
Ok, they 'steal' the code - what do they do with it? If they extend the code and add features and try to sell it - ok, good luck. If they don't change anything - who's going to buy it?
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The impossible task isn't finding errors - it's proving the absence of errors.
We're always looking for examples if you'd like to contribute some code.
jp
This software was developed in phases under several different contracts/agreements supported by several different contracting companies.
In general, contractors can retain the commercial rights to the software and the gov't gets a government use license (which includes providing it to other gov't contractors to be modified).
In this case, since no single organization owned the code, we asked the orgs to waive their rights to we could open source it and everyone would have access to it.
The NOSA is OSI approved. And the lawyers here are pretty detail oriented.
jp
dude! that's my cousin!
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"Do you think," said a Woodpecker who had been busy making a hole in the table, "that there might be a problem with the name 'UNIX'? I mean, it does sort of suggest being less than a man."
"Maybe we should try another name," suggested the Job Sparrow, "like Brut, or Rambo."
"Penix," suggested a Penguin.
http://www.davar.net/HUMOR/UNIXLAND.HTM
That part is a "request" - it does not invalidate the license to not register.
Ok, they 'steal' the code - what do they do with it? If they extend the code and add features and try to sell it - ok, good luck. If they don't change anything - who's going to buy it?