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DFSG audit of X-Oz license wanted



Hello,
   The X-Oz license that follows covers an autoconfiguration portion of
the XFree86 codebase that may be used in a future revision of the Debian
configuration scripts. If there could be some sort of determination of
whether or not this license is DFSG compliant, we can push ahead and
potentially use it. Commentary is appreciated. The original HTML text of
this license is located at http://www.x-oz.com/licenses.html for any who
are interested.

 - David Nusinow
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All the source code and source patches that X-Oz Technologies provides
in our download section are licensed under the following terms, which is
a derivation of the XFree86™ license and the Apache License, version
1.1:

By downloading, copying or using this software you have agreed to this
license.

    Copyright © 2003, 2004 X-Oz Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
    obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
    files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
    restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
    copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
    sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
    Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
    conditions:

       1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 
          notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.
       2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above 
          copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following 
	  disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials 
	  provided with the distribution.
       3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if
          any, must include the following acknowledgment:

	    "This product includes software developed by X-Oz Technologies 
	     (http://www.x-oz.com/)."

          Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, 
	  if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
       4. Except as contained in this notice, the name of X-Oz Technologies
          shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, 
	  use or other dealings in this Software without prior written 
	  authorization from X-Oz Technologies.

       THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
       WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
       OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
       IN NO EVENT SHALL X-OZ TECHNOLOGIES OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR 
       ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
       DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS 
       OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
       HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
       STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
       IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
       POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.  



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