Editing Open Software License (section)

===Network deployment is distribution===
OSL explicitly states that its provisions cover derivative works even when they are distributed only through online applications:
{{blockquote |text=5) ''External Deployment.'' The term "External Deployment" means the use, distribution, or communication of the Original Work or Derivative Works in any way such that the Original Work or Derivative Works may be used by anyone other than You, whether those works are distributed or communicated to those persons or made available as an application intended for use over a network. As an express condition for the grants of license hereunder, You must treat any External Deployment by You of the Original Work or a Derivative Work as a distribution under section 1(c).<ref name="Open Source Initiative"/>}}