[cad-linux] Re: OT: Open data formats (continuation of previo us thread)


Guy, what part of the license is problematic? 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guy Edwards [mailto:guy_j_edwards@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: September 23, 2002 12:09 PM
> To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cad-linux] Re: OT: Open data formats (continuation of previo
> us thread)
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> On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 19:46, lee.harding@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> [big snip]
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> > A specific problem has been presented: how to preserve 
> access to data over the very long term.  I don't know the 
> solution, but I'm working on it.  I think DWF is a 
> well-designed solution given my understanding of the problem. 
>  My fear is that 5 years down the road we may discover that 
> our solution of today is wrong -- it isn't in my companies 
> interest to invest in something that won't work.  
> 
> If the licence on Autodesks code that was provided for dwf 
> applications
> was a little less restrictive, maybe others could do more 
> developing of
> the dwf format for you and find new ways of using it that you 
> might use
> in the future. I doubt there are many other projects that are going to
> make Autodesk worry about the standard deviating.
> 
> If people could distribute that code, they'd always be able to include
> support for dwf without fear of Autodesk disappearing or 
> having a slight
> change of heart.
> 
> Can you make the licence more friendly?
> 
> Guy
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