Re: [epl-discuss] Concrete suggestions for changes to the EPL

[Richard Fontana <fontana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/18/2015 05:03 PM, Mike Milinkovich wrote:
> On 18/03/2015 4:50 PM, Richard Fontana wrote:
>> Maybe I've misunderstood the proposal? It sounds now like you're
>> trying to clarify that "EPL doesn't just apply to code" (in which case
>> maybe say that EPL applies to software and other copyrighted
>> materials?), whereas I had assumed you meant "EPL only applies to code
>> and documentation but nothing else".
> 
> I think you did perhaps misunderstand what I was suggesting. The EPL 
> currently says "code and documentation".

Oops, my bad for not checking the text of the license. :)

> The (poorly worded) proposal I 
> was making was to expand that scope. The phrase "...software and other 
> copyrighted materials..." would be fine with me.

> 
> Of all of the suggested modifications, this is the one which I consider 
> the lowest priority. If it's unhelpful I'm certainly not wed to it.

Now that I think I understand the issue and actually looked at the
relevant language in EPL 1.0 ... it doesn't seem too important.

RF