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

[Ricordisamoa]

Il 13/03/2015 23:24, Ricordisamoa ha scritto:
> 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?

It hasn't been updated yet. I'd like it to be clearer for our developers...

>
>>
>> -- 
>> Stephen LaPorte
>> Legal Counsel
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>
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