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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 23:02:36 +0100
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From: Ahmed Zsales <ahmedzsales18@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Open Block Chain Licence, BIP[xxxx] Draft
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Russ,

The general points and questions you have raised are covered in the draft
BIP:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwEbhrQ4ELzBMVFxajNZa2hzMTg/view?usp=sharing

Regards,

Ahmed

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 10:36 PM, Milly Bitcoin via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> We considered whether data existing before a licence change would be
>> covered, but we hadn't factored the potential need for gaining
>> permissions for a change to be considered effective.
>>
>> We have proposed that miners be the main beneficiaries of licensing and
>> there is a consideration on whether they should vote to adopt the new
>> terms. While not the preferred route, that would overcome any issues to
>> what is an otherwise honest 'error and omission.' There doesn't seem to
>> be anyone who could claim to have suffered any economic losses so this
>> may not be an issue. It merits further investigation.
>>
>
> Like I said, you need to talk to a lawyer.  What exactly would be the
> purpose of any license?  How can someone be a "beneficiary" to a license
> when you can't even explain who holds the license to begin with?  How do
> they "benefit?"  I don't see any purpose to putting a license on the Core
> software or the blockchain because nobody can explain who actually holds
> the license and there is no mechanism to enforce any license and there is
> no revenue to be shared.  The whole discussion makes no sense.
>
> Russ
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Russ,</div><div><br></div>The general points and ques=
tions you have raised are covered in the draft BIP:<div><br></div><div><a h=
ref=3D"https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwEbhrQ4ELzBMVFxajNZa2hzMTg/view?us=
p=3Dsharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwEbhrQ4ELzBMVFxajNZa2hzMTg/v=
iew?usp=3Dsharing</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Ahmed</div><div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote">On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 10:36 PM, Milly Bitcoin via bitcoin-dev <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org"=
 target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;</span> wro=
te:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:=
solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D""><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:r=
gb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
We considered whether data existing before a licence change would be<br>
covered, but we hadn&#39;t factored the potential need for gaining<br>
permissions for a change to be considered effective.<br>
<br>
We have proposed that miners be the main beneficiaries of licensing and<br>
there is a consideration on whether they should vote to adopt the new<br>
terms. While not the preferred route, that would overcome any issues to<br>
what is an otherwise honest &#39;error and omission.&#39; There doesn&#39;t=
 seem to<br>
be anyone who could claim to have suffered any economic losses so this<br>
may not be an issue. It merits further investigation.<br>
</blockquote>
<br></span>
Like I said, you need to talk to a lawyer.=C2=A0 What exactly would be the =
purpose of any license?=C2=A0 How can someone be a &quot;beneficiary&quot; =
to a license when you can&#39;t even explain who holds the license to begin=
 with?=C2=A0 How do they &quot;benefit?&quot;=C2=A0 I don&#39;t see any pur=
pose to putting a license on the Core software or the blockchain because no=
body can explain who actually holds the license and there is no mechanism t=
o enforce any license and there is no revenue to be shared.=C2=A0 The whole=
 discussion makes no sense.<br>
<br>
Russ<div class=3D""><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
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rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mail=
man/listinfo/bitcoin-dev</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>

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