Re: software licensing
Hi,
the license seems good but you didn't addressed the following
points:
1. The patches can be distributed applied to the source or should
stay in separate .diff files (this is not a problem for the DFSG).
2. What happens if somebody puts xpdf on a CD and sells it?
It is feasible?
Ciao,
Federico
On Mon, Aug 31, 1998 at 12:22:30AM -0700, Derek B. Noonburg wrote:
[snip]
>
> The Reasonable Software License (RSL)
> -------------------------------------
>
> This document states the conditions under which the Xpdf package may
> be copied. Xpdf is copyright 1996-1998 Derek B. Noonburg.
>
> Anyone may create and distribute "reasonable patches" to the package.
> Reasonable patches are any patches which:
> 1. clearly mark all changes; and
> 2. are released under the RSL; and
> 3. are made publicly available.
>
> You may distribute copies of the package under the following
> conditions:
>
> 1. The copies must include all associated documentation:
> a. the README file; and
> b. the man page(s) and/or help file(s) for all program(s) included
> in the distribution; and
> c. this license.
>
> 2. The copies may include source code AND/OR binaries. The source
> code may be modified with reasonable patches, and the binaries may
> be compiled from source code modified with reasonable patches, as
> long as any such patches are clearly identified.
>
> 3. The copies must retain all of the original copyright notices.
>
> The following items do not fall under the copyright of the package:
> 1. PostScript output from xpdf or pdftops;
> 2. text output from pdftotext.
>
> THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
> WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
> MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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