It's a funny idea to think about, even be good for a joke or prank. It's silly to think anyone would accept it as a legitimate license condition to do a dance. It would also make you look unprofessional not to be taken seriously. But then maybe that is what you want. ;^) Alan On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Andrew "Tuna" Harris wrote: > Excerpts from cryptworks's message of Wed May 06 08:50:05 -0700 2009: >> I want to relese code under a licences that makes people have to do >> the chicken dance... >> > Wait until I finish it and get it OSI approved. > > Does anyone have any thoughts, suggestions? > >> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 1:52 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: >> > Insane! >> > >> > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 12:53 AM, Andrew "Tuna" Harris >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Helloes. >> >> >> >> I am working on an open source license of my very own. Basically, I >> >> think IP is just ridiculous (inb4 flameware. No. NO. NO!), so I'm >> >> creating a license that is less restrictive than the GPL (you don't HAVE >> >> to redistribute full source code), but provides me with more lulz than >> >> the BSD license. I like the BSD license, in an egocentric world it's >> >> one of the few things that makes sense. Unfortunately, it doesn't spit >> >> back at people like I sometimes wish it did. >> >> >> >> So, I added a clause to the BSD license, and the result is the Chicken >> >> Dance License! Info and the license text are available here: >> >> http://bit.ly/DOnV9 >> >> >> >> For those of you who are afraid of compressed URLs or behind a corporate >> >> firewall, my license pretty much has the following conditions for >> >> proprietary stuff: >> >> >> >> - For every thousand units sold, half or more of the employees must >> >>        listen to the Chicken Dance >> >> - For every million, two employees have to perform the chicken dance, >> >>        and a video of it (encoded in OGG Theora format) must be >> >>        submitted to the author of the CDL-license software >> >> - Nobody with the company that produces the proprietary software may say >> >>        the word "plinth" out in public. >> >> >> >> For non-proprietary stuff, it's just the BSD license. >> >> >> >> Does it match up with the Open Source Definition? As far as I can tell, >> >> it seems to. I'm not asking for money or power, just a little dance. >> >> >> >> Thoughts? I'm all ears. Just no flamewars plz kthx. >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 >> > "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss