Re: Is the old BSD licence DFSG compliant?
On 10 Apr 2000, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > sorry if it's a FAQ, but I didn't find a place where it stands
> > explicitely: Is the old BSD licence (with the advertising clause) DFSG
> > compliant? I did read the Debian Social Contract and the DFSG and I
> > didn't find any reason why it shouldn't, or did I miss something?
>
> If it's actually copyright UCB, then the advertising clause has been
> revoked by Berkeley, and you can delete the paragraph and move on.
>
> (This applies ONLY if the copyright holder is UC Berkeley, not anyone
> else.)
I don't think so, the copyright is as follows. And then there's still the
general question if a copyright with an advertising clause can be DFSG
compliant.
* Copyright (c) 1985, 1986 The Regents of the University of California.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
* James A. Woods, derived from original work by Spencer Thomas
* and Joseph Orost.
*
* 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. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
software
* must display the following acknowledgement:
* This product includes software developed by the University of
* California, Berkeley and its contributors.
* 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
software
* without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESS 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 THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS 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.
> Thomas
cu,
Adrian
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