[openstandaarden] Licentievoorwaarden voor een standaard

[Dominique Devriese]

Hallo,
ik heb blijkbaar in die ofx standaard toch iets over het hoofd gezien:
naast het afzweren van elke soort van garantie vind je ook de volgende
zin:
"
A royalty-free, worldwide, and perpetual license is hereby granted to
any party to use the Open Financial Exchange Specification to make,
use, and sell products and services that conform to this
Specification.
"
Daaronder deze tekst (over die garanties):
"
           THIS OPEN FINANCIAL EXCHANGE SPECIFICATION IS MADE AVAILABLE "AS IS" WITHOUT 
           WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, 
           MICROSOFT, INTUIT AND CHECKFREE ("PUBLISHERS") FURTHER DISCLAIM ALL 
           WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
           MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT, ALL 
           OF WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF 
           THIS SPECIFICATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED 
           BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PUBLISHERS OF THIS SPECIFICATION BE 
           LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, 
           OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR 
           LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, 
           OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF ANY USE TO WHICH THIS SPECIFICATION 
           IS PUT, EVEN IF THE PUBLISHERS HEREOF HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 
           SUCH DAMAGES.
"

Nu vroeg ik mij af of dit een veelvoorkomende vorm van licentie is
voor de specificaties van een standaard, en of het recht om
implementaties te implementeren voldoende is.  Wat ik mis in deze
"licentie" is namelijk informatie over het verspreiden, aanpassen,
uitbreiden van de standaard zelf.  Is deze licentie voldoende om de
OFX standaard "open" te noemen ?
vriendelijke groeten
Dominique Devriese




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