[Linux-aus] [Fwd: [LACTTE] Grant Proposal: Feasibility Report for Customer-Enforced Licence Compliance]

[James Purser]

On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 22:12 +1100, Melissa Draper wrote:
> Request for Grant under the Linux Australia Grants Program
> 
> **** Date: 16 November 2009
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> **** Project Name: 
> Feasibility Report for Customer-Enforced Licence Compliance
> 
> Output
> The output of the work would be a report on the review and an explanation of the feasibility of such an approach. 
> The report may be licensed openly (eg GPLv3) and would be drafted accordingly (this may mean that the report would be more circumspect than if it was not published openly). 
> 

Personally I think the report should be available to everyone, why do
you think that having the report being open would require more
circumspection?

> Milestones:
> Report to be produced by 31 January 2010 if approved before start of December 09, 14 February if approved in December 09, otherwise within 4-6 weeks of grant approval.  
> 
> 
> **** Person Responsible for Request:
> Brendan Scott
> 
> **** Request:
> Grant amount: $3,000

Again personally, this puts it out of the standard Grants programme and
into the realm of a Linux Australia project.

Also what would you envision that Linux Australia do once they have the
report in hand? Do you see a role for Linux Australia in policing this
sort of breach?

> My Contribution: Costing for this project includes 1:1 contribution of my time.
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