Maritova wrote:
What, will the license say, "This code may not be used in ways that deviates from Cyan's original vision"? Then it's not open source at all.
Typical snippets would be something like:
"Cyan Worlds Inc. reserves the right to revoke individual or group licenses if, it its sole judgment or the judgment of its designated representative(s), the use of its intellectual property substantially deviates from normally accepted community standards of behavior or obscenity."
"Cyan World's intellectual property shall not be used to aid or enhance the sale or marketing of any product without Cyan World's written consent."
"Cyan Worlds grants licenses only to groups or individuals with a demonstrated commitment to quality in the use of its intellectual property. Quality shall be broadly interpreted. However, Cyan world's reserves the right to revoke individual or group licenses if, in its sole judgment or the judgment of its designated representative(s), the licensee has not maintained for an excessive period."
I don't know if they intend to go this way. I just hope they do.
Maritova wrote:
How are you affected by others doing something different from what you want on another shard?
I'm affected the same way when some hack butchers Hamlet or another Beatles impersonator ruins one of their songs. Greatness should be respected for its own sake. What Cyan did should not be treated like or used for junk. And that choice should be theirs.