Re: [mh] Link to insteon developer kits.

[Ron B. <rb...@be...>]

On 09/04/2012 02:00 PM, Mark Kendrick wrote:
> Okay, I'm not an attorney myself, but I've read over that agreement
> several times, and although it does prevent me from publishing the
> development manual on my site, I see nothing that limits my right to
> publish software code that implements it. The most restrictive part
> applies to products that I brand with the Insteon logo, which of course
> I wouldn't do with my code.
>
> Which part of it do you feel creates a restriction that would preclude
> development for open source purposes?
>
>
>
>
> --Mark

Not sure if you were responding to me or not but my concern is with this 
paragraph:

---cut here---
You acknowledge and agree that the distribution and commercialization of 
any product using the INSTEON or INSTEON ENABLED logo developed by you 
will be subject to (i) successful completion by you of SMARTLABS's 
designated authentication and compatibility testing processes, (ii) 
approval by SMARTLABS, and (iii) a separately executed agreement between 
you and SMARTLABS covering usage of the INSTEON or INSTEON ENABLED logo.
---cut here---

Maybe I am reading too much into "piece".

Does this mean that a software package developed by must be "approved" 
by SMARTLABS as meeting their standards.  If so how does that work with 
an open source product.


>
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:11 AM, George Farris <fa...@gm...
> <mailto:fa...@gm...>> wrote:
>
>     On Tue, 2012-09-04 at 12:32 -0400, Ron Blout wrote:
>      > On 09/04/2012 12:23 PM, George Farris wrote:
>      > > I suggest staying away from this.  Basically if you sign this
>     agreement
>      > > you may not be able to develop any open source software that
>     has  the
>      > > Insteon protocol.
>      >
>      > I agree, but how are you to develop and open source application
>      > supporting Insteon code unless you know the protocol syntax, etc.
>
>     Well essentially this is know as reverse engineering. Yes it takes
>     longer but...
>
>
>     George
>
>
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