Re: Bug#138584: ITP: iptstate -- Top-like state for netfilter/ip
On 16-Mar-2002 christophe barbé wrote:
> I like this soft I was thinking about packaging it a few weeks ago but
> the license was not clear enough and it was with this release '1.0.1'.
> The authors told me that it will be clearer in the next release.
>
> Are you sure you can consider this release as 'BSD-like' ?
> Below is the revelant part of the README file.
>
looks like it, although it would be nice if people would just use the BSD
rather than making up their own texts.
>
> This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or
> implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held
> liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
>
normal indemnity clause
> Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
> purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it
> and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
>
permission to use, distribute, and modify is granted along with permission to
distribute modified versions (alter and redistribute).
> 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you
> must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use
> this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product
> documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
>
normal "please give us credit"
> 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and
> must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
>
again standard fair
> 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
> distribution.
>
ditto.
>From a cursory reading it seems to follow the DFSG and the spirit of the BSD
license.
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