Re: Bug#326945: ITP: shorten -- tool for fast compression of waveform files
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 08:37:46PM +0100, Jochen Voss wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 02:43:42PM -0500, Graham Wilson wrote:
> > This software is being provided to you, the LICENSEE, by Tony Robinson
> > and SoftSound under the following license. By obtaining, using and/or
> > copying this software, you agree that you have read, understood, and
> > will comply with these terms and conditions:
> >
> > This software may not be sold or incorporated into any product which is
> > sold without prior permission from SoftSound. When no charge is made,
> > this software may be copied and distributed freely.
> >
> > Permission is granted to use this software for decoding and
> > non-commercial encoding (e.g. private or research use). Please email
> > shorten@softsound.com for commercial encoding terms.
>
> This does not give permission to redistribute, does it?
> In this case the program would not even be fit for non-free.
I'll check with upstream about this. I assume it's alright, since the
current version is a redistribution of previous versions from different
authors.
> Also the "By obtaining [...] this software, you agree that you have
> read [and] understood [...] these terms and conditions:" clause sounds
> quite dubious to me.
Agreed, but I assume that doesn't affect the validity of the license?
--
gram
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