Re: Cyrus debianized?
On Tue, Nov 23, 1999 at 09:14:39PM +0100, Marek Habersack wrote:
> Licensing problems with Cyrus. Close to those with Pine.
I just had a look at the license now, and here's what it says:
# Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its
# documentation is hereby granted for non-commercial purposes only
# provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies and in
# supporting documentation.
# Permission is also granted to Internet Service Providers and others
# entities to use the software for internal purposes.
# The distribution, modification or sale of a product which uses or is
# based on the software, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes or
# benefits requires specific, additional permission from:
[ snip ]
It allows distribution of modified copies, but no commercial use
without permission. It'll have to go into non-free, but at least
we can distribute binaries.
-mj
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