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author | Milly Bitcoin <milly@bitcoins.info> | 2015-09-01 09:43:20 -0400 |
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committer | bitcoindev <bitcoindev@gnusha.org> | 2015-09-01 13:43:27 +0000 |
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Re: [bitcoin-dev] Open Block Chain Licence, BIP[xxxx] Draft
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diff --git a/8c/6d43ffc669ce44cca634fe173a4353a64a4779 b/8c/6d43ffc669ce44cca634fe173a4353a64a4779 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d5bca9739 --- /dev/null +++ b/8c/6d43ffc669ce44cca634fe173a4353a64a4779 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +Return-Path: <milly@bitcoins.info> +Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org + [172.17.192.35]) + by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 43F751420 + for <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>; + Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:43:27 +0000 (UTC) +X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 +Received: from mail.help.org (mail.help.org [70.90.2.18]) + by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B555B1E2 + for <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>; + Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:43:26 +0000 (UTC) +Received: from [10.1.10.25] (B [10.1.10.25]) by mail.help.org with ESMTPA + ; Tue, 1 Sep 2015 09:43:18 -0400 +To: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org +References: <CADr=VrRT2tdN0jjkZ7HjjeyqonrHG=j+uh8m1L2nhew7c1gnng@mail.gmail.com> +From: Milly Bitcoin <milly@bitcoins.info> +Message-ID: <55E5AB78.3080901@bitcoins.info> +Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 09:43:20 -0400 +User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 + Thunderbird/38.2.0 +MIME-Version: 1.0 +In-Reply-To: <CADr=VrRT2tdN0jjkZ7HjjeyqonrHG=j+uh8m1L2nhew7c1gnng@mail.gmail.com> +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed +Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham + version=3.3.1 +X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on + smtp1.linux-foundation.org +Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Open Block Chain Licence, BIP[xxxx] Draft +X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 +Precedence: list +List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion <bitcoin-dev.lists.linuxfoundation.org> +List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/options/bitcoin-dev>, + <mailto:bitcoin-dev-request@lists.linuxfoundation.org?subject=unsubscribe> +List-Archive: <http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/> +List-Post: <mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> +List-Help: <mailto:bitcoin-dev-request@lists.linuxfoundation.org?subject=help> +List-Subscribe: <https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev>, + <mailto:bitcoin-dev-request@lists.linuxfoundation.org?subject=subscribe> +X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:43:27 -0000 + +> We believe the network requires a block chain licence to supplement the +> existing MIT Licence which we believe only covers the core reference +> client software. + +I suggest talking to a lawyer first. To have a license you need an +entity that holds the license. What entity actually holds the MIT +license? There is a copyright notice on the Core Client that claims the +license is held by the developers. It that the main core developers, +anyone who has ever submitted an accepted pull request, or something +else? I don't think there is any kind of valid license on the software +to begin with. Just posting a notice does not make it true just like +all those "terms of use" web notices are generally not valid contracts +(see "click wrap vs. "browser wrap" discussions). + +What entity would actually hold a "blockchain license" and who decides +who would hold the license? If the developers decide there should be a +license that means the developers own the blockchain and I don't think +that is consistent with what is going on here. + +Russ + + + |