mindprod.com now 100% free

[James]

I have converted the last of the shareware over to freeware on
mindprod.com. It all comes with well-commented source.

I still cling to the non-military use only clause. I can't bear the
thought of giving permission for my work to be used to murder, torture
and maim. It is bad enough knowing the military uses it anyway.

When will the source be part of the Replicator zips?

I only see class files in the Replicated jars.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

OK - not that I am proposing that Roedy should
change the term, or that we expect he will, but
out of curiousity, what would you call code that
is openly available for examination, but has
conditions of usage?

Is there a common term for that?

I don't have a good term.

MS uses the term "Shared Source" to specify access to
source code but not necessarily open source. But nobody
else uses that.

So:
RPFL = Roedys PeaceFul License

Arne

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

There can't be a term for every possible license. I would just call
Roedy's code free, or free for non-military applications, if you want to
be pedantic.

Free as in free beer.

Free as in free speach for many people, but not as defined by FSF
(http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html).

Arne

 

[Lew]

RPFL = Roedys PeaceFul License

Usually an "F" in an acronym is left silent in the expansion, or is expanded
with a euphemism:

Roedy's Peaceful [Frelling] License

Once in a while the substitution is ridiculous:

WTF => "What the heck?"

 

[Thufir]

OK - not that I am proposing that Roedy should change the term, or that
we expect he will, but out of curiousity, what would you call code that
is openly available for examination, but has conditions of usage?

Is there a common term for that?

Copyright.


-Thufir