[Labs-l] Questions regarding the Labs Terms of use

Fri Mar 13 22:24:37 UTC 2015

Il 13/03/2015 19:38, Stephen LaPorte ha scritto:
>
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Ricordisamoa 
> <ricordisamoa at openmailbox.org <mailto:ricordisamoa at openmailbox.org>> 
> wrote:
>
>     What about tools and services made up of software themselves? Do
>     they have to be Open Source?
>
>
> Yes, all the software that we run on labs should be open source 
> (including tools). If there is a situation that justifies running 
> proprietary software, then we can discuss that with the Labs admins to 
> see if it's legal and appropriate. There is a strong preference to 
> avoid exceptions, as open source code will be easier to run and 
> maintain long term.
>
>     Strictly speaking, do the Terms of use require that all code be
>     made available to the public?
>
>
> It's not a strict requirement in the TOU that software is publicly 
> available. But non-public code may not be appropriate for a few 
> practical and policy reasons that Tim and Ryan explained well.

Thanks for your statement. Can you please have the wikitech.org page 
updated by an administrator?

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