OpenGo Status

[Jeffrey Greenberg <jgberg@xxxxxxxx>]

I've been ready to release the OpenGo code for about a week now, and I
see that some of you have already been perusing the site.  What's
holding it up is the license agreement.  I am preferring the following
scheme over the GNU Public License V.2:
    - The license enables the use of the software for research /
non-commercial purposes.
    - The software will be copyrighted.
    - Contributors will join the copyright.  I will be the initial
gateway for adding contributions, after which the copyright holders
will elect (or advise) to add further contributors.  (There are issues
here about active and inactive contributors, etc etc.  I'm trying to
work this out with a lawyer.)
    - A license from the copyright holders will be required to
use/modify the software for commercial use.
    - Distribution of the package can be done without license.

I hope to complete this this week.   I really want to get the whole
package out for comment and contribution as soon as I can.

Please let me know what you feel about this licensing scheme.  Please
keep in mind that the idea is enable contributions, sharing of code,
*and* allow sharing of commercial reward if there is to be any.

You can look at the initial documentation, though the code is as yet
unavailable til the license is completed:
    www.concentric.net/~jgberg
and follow the links.

Jeffrey

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jeffrey greenberg
www.concentric.net/~jgberg
jgberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx