I am not so sure!! There are a lot of great comments here but some are misreading the quote.
"license shall grant the University the right to use the original work....on a....non-exclusive basis." It is the USE that is non-exclusive not the licence. Would the GPL place some restrictions?
I think this is a good idea. It will be a boost to the rural areas for education, communication and business.
1. The Alberta government is smart. The rural Alberta phone system is completely owned by Telus and is already fibre. It is not likely that another company would bother to try to compete there. Giving this to competitors will put them in almost every small community. Voila! Instant competition throughout Alberta. No more monopoly. The government will benefit from the competition more than anyone.
2. To those who worry about government involvement -- When Alberta invests in projects like this they usually do it hands off unless it has extremely poor management or fails completely. They may then take it over if they see any political need.
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I am not so sure!! There are a lot of great comments here but some are misreading the quote. "license shall grant the University the right to use the original work....on a....non-exclusive basis." It is the USE that is non-exclusive not the licence. Would the GPL place some restrictions?
1. The Alberta government is smart. The rural Alberta phone system is completely owned by Telus and is already fibre. It is not likely that another company would bother to try to compete there. Giving this to competitors will put them in almost every small community. Voila! Instant competition throughout Alberta. No more monopoly. The government will benefit from the competition more than anyone.
2. To those who worry about government involvement -- When Alberta invests in projects like this they usually do it hands off unless it has extremely poor management or fails completely. They may then take it over if they see any political need.