On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 08:50:30PM +0900, Taketoshi Sano wrote: > I have a question about a software, which outputs the following > message with "-version" option. Is this redistributable ? > > (the output of "<a command> -version") > > There is NO warranty. You may redistribute this software > under the terms of the GNU General Public License > and the XXX copyright. > For more information about these matters, see the files > named COPYING and the XXX source. > > where the license conditions in XXX copyright inculdes > > - Use of the Software in any form is permitted provided that > it is not for profit-making > (e.g. collecting tolls for using the Software). > > - Copy and redistribution of the Japanese translation of > the Software is permitted provided that it is not for > commercial purpose > > - Modification of a part of the the Software is permitted > provided that you notify the author of your modification. > You shall not release your modification to public without > prior approval of the author. > Redistribution of the modified version of the Software is > permitted provided that the receiver can easily restore it > to the original. > > I think these conditions conflicts GPL, and the output message > of this command with "-version" option is problematic. > > As far as I know, the software itself does not includes GPL code. > It just links to a LGPL library dinamically. > > I have not subscribed this list, so please cc: me when you follow this. > I'll appreciate your comments and opinions. TIA. Not only is this in conflict with the GPL, but these provisions make the package non-free. However, in view of the conflicting messages, the only course of action is to get the owner of the copyright to state what the actual licensing terms are. sam th sam@uchicago.edu http://www.abisource.com/~sam/ GnuPG Key: http://www.abisource.com/~sam/key
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