Re: Intend to package: Mozart (aka Oz)

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

Looks fine to me. Permission is granted to use, copy, modify,
distribute and even relicense without fee!


Ralf Treinen wrote:

> The authors describe their licence as "X11 style". The licence agreement
> says:
> 
>     The authors hereby grant permission to use, copy, modify, distribute,
>     and license this software and its documentation for any purpose,
>     provided that existing copyright notices are retained in all
>     copies and that this notice is included verbatim in any
>     distributions. No written agreement, license, or royalty fee is
>     required for any of the authorized uses. Modifications to this
>     software may be copyrighted by their authors and need not follow the
>     licensing terms described here, provided that the new terms are
>     clearly indicated on the first page of each file where they apply.
> 
> plus list of the copyright holders and the usual no-warranty. The debian
> policy requires about the copyright :
> 
> Distribution of License 
>        The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom
>        the program is redistributed without the need for execution of
>        an additional license by those parties.
> 
> I don't see any explicit statement like this in the mozart licence
> agreement. However, since use and redistribution are not restricted
> (except conservation of copyright notices) I guess that this is OK.