[OSGeo-Edu] Is this license ok? if so will switch this week

[Arnulf Christl]

On Tue, October 10, 2006 21:33, Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> Hi Gary,
>  From my perspective I think this is a good idea.  Using this
> recognised license is preferred to something custom, its meaning and
> intent are laid out quite well.
>
> Tyler

Hi,
sorry for being such a drop out after having started this discussion, I am
busy at the Intergeo fair and will need some time to sort things out
again.

Maybe Rich has another opinion on this topic, I know he is not a friend of
the FDL and we need all kinds of input to eventually come up with a
comprehensive solution. Or maybe just go broadly inclusive and look at how
the different options develop.

:-)

Best regards,
Arnulf.

> On 9-Oct-06, at 11:54 AM, Gary Watry wrote:
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