Re: OpenPBS license revisited
Scripsit Matthew Palmer <mpalmer@debian.org>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 10:49:41PM +0000, Henning Makholm wrote:
> > > > 3. Any Redistribution of source code must retain the above
> > > > copyright notice and the acknowledgment contained in
> > > > paragraph 6, this list of conditions and the disclaimer
> > > > contained in paragraph 7.
> > This is not an advertising clause. It just says that you must not
> > remove copyright notices. That is unproblematic, as is clause 4 (snipped).
> "and the acknowledgement contained in paragraph 6".
OK, but it's generally accepted as DFSG-free to require the entire
license text to be included in distributions.
> > > > all modifications and additions to the Software must be freely
> > > > redistributable by any party (including Licensor) without
> > > > restriction.
> > > Oops. I think we just hit non-DFSG-free territory. As I read it
> > > (and I may be overly paranoid here)
> > I don't think you're paranoid either; my reaction is similar to yours.
> Do you concur on my suggested remedy, replacing 'without restriction' with
> 'under terms identical to this licence'?
Yes.
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