Re: need sponsorship for sphinx
On Mon, Jan 31, 2000 at 05:28:02PM -0500, Jacob Kuntz wrote:
> i'm sure many of you noticed the release of CMU's Speech to Text as 'Open
> Source' today on slashdot. after carefull inspection of the license, i found
> that it isn't exactly free.
What isn't free about it?
/* ====================================================================
* Copyright (c) 2000 Carnegie Mellon University. All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
*
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
*
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
* the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
* distribution.
*
* 3. The names "Sphinx" and "Carnegie Mellon" must not be used to
* endorse or promote products derived from this software without
* prior written permission. To obtain permission, contact
* sphinx@cs.cmu.edu.
*
* 4. Products derived from this software may not be called "Sphinx"
* nor may "Sphinx" appear in their names without prior written
* permission of Carnegie Mellon University. To obtain permission,
* contact sphinx@cs.cmu.edu.
*
* 5. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following
* acknowledgment:
* "This product includes software developed by Carnegie
* Mellon University (http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/)."
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
* THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
* PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
* NOR ITS EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
* SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
* LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
* DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
* THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
* (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
* OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* ====================================================================
*
*/
As far as I can see, it complies with the DFSG - looks like standard
BSD-type fare. Comments?
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