[ale] OT - Amazon Software License - comments?

[laytonjb at att.net (Jeff Layton)]

Good evening,
I've been reading the Amazon Software License (http://aws.amazon.com/asl/ ) in regard to some software that they have published (cfncluster). It's not listed in the open source initiative licenses (http://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical ). My poor Googling attempts didn't reveal much except a discussion within Apache that indicates ASL is not compatible with the Apache license, and a bunch of legal books available on Amazon.
I'm curious about forking the code or using it as the basis of something related. But my license knowledge is pretty poor. Any comments are appreciated and I realize that your comments cannot be used against you :)? I will also consult an attorney if I choose to go down this path.
Thanks!
Jeff

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