Re: silly socks5 copyright
Adrian Bridgett wrote:
>The socks5 packages I packaged were rejected (and rightly so) for a bad
>license. My pathetic excuse is that I had been using previous unreleased
>versions at work and so didn't double check.
>
>The copyright has changed slightly in the new release, nasty bits have been
>highlighted:
>
...
>3. You may not copy and distribute the Software nor any of its derivatives
>in
> whole or in part unless:
>
>ZZ a) the distribution is limited to your internal business;
...
>The ZZ bit does concern me - but WTF does "internal use only" mean?
It must mean use for your own purposes and your organisation's purposes
only. You can't give it to people outside your organisation.
It means that no-one can distribute this software - we can't even put it
in non-free.
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