[ubuntu-uk] [OT] Open Source Project kafuffle...

[Rob Beard]

James Milligan wrote:

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> License:
> 1. You agree that you will not amend contents of this forum software, 
> repackage it and distribute it to others unless specified elsewhere in 
> this agreement or when consent is given by the developers of this software.
>
> I'm assuming that that means that I can't do anything about it?
>
> Is there any way around this, as he has given up with no announcements etc?
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> James
>   
Certainly doesn't sound like an open source license, especially not a 
Free Software license as you haven't got the freedom to do what you want 
with it.  I'd have said if it was under the GPL you could basically fork 
the existing code and start a new project out of it, but well with this, 
not sure.  Maybe you might be able to get the developers to agree to 
release it under some sort of open source license (there's plenty to 
choose from other than the GPL).

Good luck with it anyway.

Rob