Re: The Nutch Software License
On Sun, Jan 30, 2005 at 09:49:09PM +0100, Luca Brivio wrote:
> Is this license DFSG-free? I ask you that because I sent a RFP for
> nutch...
>
> http://www.nutch.org/LICENSE.txt
For the archive record (please always include license texts, not just
a link):
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/* ====================================================================
* The Nutch Software License, Version 1.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2003 The Nutch Organization. All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
*
* 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 the
* Nutch Organization (http://www.nutch.org/)."
* Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself,
* if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
*
* 4. The names "Nutch" and "Nutch Organization" must
* not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
* software without prior written permission. For written
* permission, please contact nutch-developers@nutch.org.
*
* 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Nutch",
* nor may " Nutch " appear in their name, without prior written
* permission of the Nutch Organization.
*
* 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 THE
* NUTCH ORGANIZATION 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.
* ====================================================================
*
* This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals
* on behalf of the Nutch Organization. For more information on the Nutch
* Organization, please see <http://www.nutch.org/>.
*
* This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation
* (http://www.apache.org).
*/
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As someone said, this is the old Apache license. "XXX may not appear in the
name of derivative works" is ugly and over-reaching; I think it should be
considered non-free (it clearly exceeds DFSG#4), but I don't feel strongly
enough to make a fuss about it. I really wish people would stop using this
license; it's one thing Apache has given free software that it really was
better without ...
--
Glenn Maynard
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