[okfn-discuss] Taking the Open Service Definition to 1.0

Fri Jul 11 13:43:49 UTC 2008

On 10/07/08 19:51, Patrick Anderson wrote:
> Sorry to chime in so late, but I have a question/concern about using
> the word 'Network'.
> 
> What about a situation where the user is utilizing the code or data
> stored on a machine that they do not own, but where they are sitting
> at that same terminal?
> 
> For instance, I've thought of a "Free as in Freedom" cafe where
> customers could rent time on computers to use Free Software or rent a
> mini-theatre room where they could watch movies that are under a
> license permitting such performances.
> 
> I would want those customers to be guaranteed an opportunity to make
> "at cost" copies of that code and data, but notice it wouldn't be over
> a network.

Mako has already done a great job of summarizing why one would want to 
be careful about widening the sense of 'service' here so I won't say 
anything other than that I agree with him here.

~rufus