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From: a@9srv.net
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: The new ridiculous license
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 23:10:28 -0400
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// We apologize for letting the code out with a license that obligates
// the receiver in any way.  I promise that with comments like this its
// not likely ever to happen again.

y'know, it seems people are divided over this new license. some people
are happy as could be, some are happy but look for future improvements,
and some just complain with no end. maybe you guys should come up with
some way for people to express whether or not they find the license to
be acceptable before agreeing to it? you could put radio buttons on the
download page or something. then nobody would be under obligations they
didn't agree to. that sound good?

seriously, let me repeat what others have said: i'm highly apreciative
of all the work, both technical and otherwise, all the labs guys (and,
for that matter, everyone else) has put into this project. plan 9
remains such an exciting project only thanks to your efforts. while
some people have expressed some concerns (some even doing so in a
reasonable manner, i think), everything we've seen from you guys
represents progress in one form or another. i just keep getting more
excited about things, and the new license (while a minor concern in my
mind, for my purposes) just helps that along.

so thanks.
ア