Re: UC license and debian
On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 19:06 -0400, Benjamin Seidenberg wrote:
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> >>>
> >> No, it's not. It doesn't grant the right to be used in commercial
> >> products, and thus fails the DFSG.
> >>
> >
> >
> > I guess you mean that it does allow commercial licensing
> > and therefore is not compatible with debian.. Is that correct?
> >
> >
> >
> No, it doesn't allow commercial licensing. See Bill's post on the list.
> In brief:
>
> DFSG 6:
> "6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
> The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in
> a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the
> program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic
> research."
>
> The UC License prevents it from being used in commercial software.
OK.. now I am really confused. Below is the relevant text.
I read this as free for non-commercial use and non-free for commercial
use. GNU GPL can't be used in commercial software and by the above
reasoning, therefore is not DFSG free?
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Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for educational, research and non-profit purposes, without
fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, provided that
the above copyright notice, this paragraph and the following three
paragraphs appear in all copies.
Permission to incorporate this software into commercial products may be
obtained by contacting the University of California. [Insert the name
and address of the authorized licensing agent for your campus. Refer to
UC Copyright Contacts for assistance.]
This software program and documentation are copyrighted by The Regents
of the University of California. The software program and documentation
are supplied "as is", without any accompanying services from The
Regents. The Regents does not warrant that the operation of the program
will be uninterrupted or error-free. The end-user understands that the
program was developed for research purposes and is advised not to rely
exclusively on the program for any reason.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY
FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS
DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
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> >> Sorry,
> >> Benjamin
> >>
> >>
>
>
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